Standard Network Analysis: ACTOR#5

Standard Network Analysis: ACTOR#5

Input data: ACTOR#5

Start time: Mon Oct 17 14:32:49 2011

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Network Level Measures

MeasureValue
Row count21.000
Column count21.000
Link count190.000
Density0.452
Components of 1 node (isolates)0
Components of 2 nodes (dyadic isolates)0
Components of 3 or more nodes1
Reciprocity0.348
Characteristic path length1.592
Clustering coefficient0.535
Network levels (diameter)3.000
Network fragmentation0.000
Krackhardt connectedness1.000
Krackhardt efficiency0.363
Krackhardt hierarchy0.095
Krackhardt upperboundedness1.000
Degree centralization0.412
Betweenness centralization0.174
Closeness centralization0.476
Eigenvector centralization0.127
Reciprocal (symmetric)?No (34% of the links are reciprocal)

Node Level Measures

MeasureMinMaxAvgStddev
Total degree centrality0.2500.8250.4520.134
Total degree centrality [Unscaled]10.00033.00018.0955.380
In-degree centrality0.0500.9500.4520.242
In-degree centrality [Unscaled]1.00019.0009.0484.845
Out-degree centrality0.0000.8000.4520.189
Out-degree centrality [Unscaled]0.00016.0009.0483.786
Eigenvector centrality0.1770.4160.3010.068
Eigenvector centrality [Unscaled]0.1250.2940.2130.048
Eigenvector centrality per component0.1250.2940.2130.048
Closeness centrality0.0480.8330.6120.155
Closeness centrality [Unscaled]0.0020.0420.0310.008
In-Closeness centrality0.2900.9090.4170.120
In-Closeness centrality [Unscaled]0.0140.0450.0210.006
Betweenness centrality0.0000.1950.0300.041
Betweenness centrality [Unscaled]0.00074.09311.28615.453
Hub centrality0.0000.4670.2900.105
Authority centrality0.0340.5230.2770.136
Information centrality0.0000.0640.0480.014
Information centrality [Unscaled]0.0006.1704.5761.298
Clique membership count2.00032.00011.6678.670
Simmelian ties0.0000.6500.2140.151
Simmelian ties [Unscaled]0.00013.0004.2863.026
Clustering coefficient0.4130.6790.5350.066

Key Nodes

This chart shows the Agent that is repeatedly top-ranked in the measures listed below. The value shown is the percentage of measures for which the Agent was ranked in the top three.

Total degree centrality

The Total Degree Centrality of a node is the normalized sum of its row and column degrees. Individuals or organizations who are "in the know" are those who are linked to many others and so, by virtue of their position have access to the ideas, thoughts, beliefs of many others. Individuals who are "in the know" are identified by degree centrality in the relevant social network. Those who are ranked high on this metrics have more connections to others in the same network. The scientific name of this measure is total degree centrality and it is calculated on the agent by agent matrices.

Input network: ACTOR#5 (size: 21, density: 0.452381)

RankAgentValueUnscaledContext*
120.82533.0003.431
2190.62525.0001.589
350.60024.0001.359
470.55022.0000.899
580.55022.0000.899
610.50020.0000.438
7130.50020.0000.438
8140.50020.0000.438
9210.50020.0000.438
10110.47519.0000.208

* Number of standard deviations from the mean of a random network of the same size and density

Mean: 0.452Mean in random network: 0.452
Std.dev: 0.134Std.dev in random network: 0.109

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In-degree centrality

The In Degree Centrality of a node is its normalized in-degree. For any node, e.g. an individual or a resource, the in-links are the connections that the node of interest receives from other nodes. For example, imagine an agent by knowledge matrix then the number of in-links a piece of knowledge has is the number of agents that are connected to. The scientific name of this measure is in-degree and it is calculated on the agent by agent matrices.

Input network(s): ACTOR#5

RankAgentValueUnscaled
120.95019.000
2180.90018.000
370.85017.000
480.70014.000
5140.70014.000
6210.60012.000
710.4509.000
850.4509.000
9190.4509.000
1060.4008.000

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Out-degree centrality

For any node, e.g. an individual or a resource, the out-links are the connections that the node of interest sends to other nodes. For example, imagine an agent by knowledge matrix then the number of out-links an agent would have is the number of pieces of knowledge it is connected to. The scientific name of this measure is out-degree and it is calculated on the agent by agent matrices. Individuals or organizations who are high in most knowledge have more expertise or are associated with more types of knowledge than are others. If no sub-network connecting agents to knowledge exists, then this measure will not be calculated. The scientific name of this measure is out degree centrality and it is calculated on agent by knowledge matrices. Individuals or organizations who are high in "most resources" have more resources or are associated with more types of resources than are others. If no sub-network connecting agents to resources exists, then this measure will not be calculated. The scientific name of this measure is out degree centrality and it is calculated on agent by resource matrices.

Input network(s): ACTOR#5

RankAgentValueUnscaled
1190.80016.000
250.75015.000
320.70014.000
4170.65013.000
5130.60012.000
6200.60012.000
710.55011.000
8110.55011.000
930.50010.000
1090.50010.000

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Eigenvector centrality

Calculates the principal eigenvector of the network. A node is central to the extent that its neighbors are central. Leaders of strong cliques are individuals who or organizations who are collected to others that are themselves highly connected to each other. In other words, if you have a clique then the individual most connected to others in the clique and other cliques, is the leader of the clique. Individuals or organizations who are connected to many otherwise isolated individuals or organizations will have a much lower score in this measure then those that are connected to groups that have many connections themselves. The scientific name of this measure is eigenvector centrality and it is calculated on agent by agent matrices.

Input network: ACTOR#5 (size: 21, density: 0.452381)

RankAgentValueUnscaledContext*
120.4160.294-0.952
250.3920.277-1.042
370.3830.271-1.074
4180.3830.271-1.076
5190.3790.268-1.090
680.3470.246-1.208
7130.3440.243-1.220
8140.3310.234-1.267
9200.3150.223-1.328
10170.3070.217-1.358

* Number of standard deviations from the mean of a random network of the same size and density

Mean: 0.301Mean in random network: 0.672
Std.dev: 0.068Std.dev in random network: 0.269

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Eigenvector centrality per component

Calculates the principal eigenvector of the network. A node is central to the extent that its neighbors are central. Each component is extracted as a separate network, Eigenvector Centrality is computed on it and scaled according to the component size. The scores are then combined into a single result vector.

Input network(s): ACTOR#5

RankAgentValue
120.294
250.277
370.271
4180.271
5190.268
680.246
7130.243
8140.234
9200.223
10170.217

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Closeness centrality

The average closeness of a node to the other nodes in a network (also called out-closeness). Loosely, Closeness is the inverse of the average distance in the network from the node to all other nodes.

Input network: ACTOR#5 (size: 21, density: 0.452381)

RankAgentValueUnscaledContext*
1190.8330.0423.595
250.8000.0402.948
320.7690.0382.352
4170.7410.0371.799
5130.7140.0361.286
6200.7140.0361.286
710.6670.0330.362
890.6670.0330.362
9110.6670.0330.362
1030.6450.032-0.055

* Number of standard deviations from the mean of a random network of the same size and density

Mean: 0.612Mean in random network: 0.648
Std.dev: 0.155Std.dev in random network: 0.052

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In-Closeness centrality

The average closeness of a node from the other nodes in a network. Loosely, Closeness is the inverse of the average distance in the network to the node and from all other nodes.

Input network(s): ACTOR#5

RankAgentValueUnscaled
1180.9090.045
220.5000.025
370.4760.024
480.4440.022
5140.4440.022
6210.4260.021
710.4000.020
850.4000.020
9190.4000.020
1060.3920.020

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Betweenness centrality

The Betweenness Centrality of node v in a network is defined as: across all node pairs that have a shortest path containing v, the percentage that pass through v. Individuals or organizations that are potentially influential are positioned to broker connections between groups and to bring to bear the influence of one group on another or serve as a gatekeeper between groups. This agent occurs on many of the shortest paths between other agents. The scientific name of this measure is betweenness centrality and it is calculated on agent by agent matrices.

Input network: ACTOR#5 (size: 21, density: 0.452381)

RankAgentValueUnscaledContext*
120.19574.0936.285
2130.05922.4610.929
3190.04517.1810.381
450.04215.8850.247
5170.04215.8170.239
6210.03814.3300.085
710.03613.8350.034
880.03312.382-0.117
9110.03212.341-0.121
10140.0186.954-0.680

* Number of standard deviations from the mean of a random network of the same size and density

Mean: 0.030Mean in random network: 0.036
Std.dev: 0.041Std.dev in random network: 0.025

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Hub centrality

A node is hub-central to the extent that its out-links are to nodes that have many in-links. Individuals or organizations that act as hubs are sending information to a wide range of others each of whom has many others reporting to them. Technically, an agent is hub-central if its out-links are to agents that have many other agents sending links to them. The scientific name of this measure is hub centrality and it is calculated on agent by agent matrices.

Input network(s): ACTOR#5

RankAgentValue
1190.467
250.452
320.402
4200.383
5130.375
6170.373
7110.361
830.354
910.312
1090.308

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Authority centrality

A node is authority-central to the extent that its in-links are from nodes that have many out-links. Individuals or organizations that act as authorities are receiving information from a wide range of others each of whom sends information to a large number of others. Technically, an agent is authority-central if its in-links are from agents that have are sending links to many others. The scientific name of this measure is authority centrality and it is calculated on agent by agent matrices.

Input network(s): ACTOR#5

RankAgentValue
120.523
2180.508
370.496
480.430
5140.426
6210.349
750.295
8190.294
910.288
10130.281

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Information centrality

Calculate the Stephenson and Zelen information centrality measure for each node.

Input network(s): ACTOR#5

RankAgentValueUnscaled
1190.0646.170
250.0636.058
320.0625.919
4170.0595.695
5200.0575.514
6130.0575.505
7110.0555.253
810.0545.214
930.0535.100
1090.0535.051

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Clique membership count

The number of distinct cliques to which each node belongs. Individuals or organizations who are high in number of cliques are those that belong to a large number of distinct cliques. A clique is defined as a group of three or more actors that have many connections to each other and relatively fewer connections to those in other groups. The scientific name of this measure is clique count and it is calculated on the agent by agent matrices.

Input network(s): ACTOR#5

RankAgentValue
1232.000
2525.000
3724.000
41923.000
51820.000
6819.000
72115.000
81312.000
91412.000
10310.000

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Simmelian ties

The normalized number of Simmelian ties of each node.

Input network(s): ACTOR#5

RankAgentValueUnscaled
120.65013.000
210.4008.000
3190.3507.000
4210.3507.000
550.3006.000
680.3006.000
7110.3006.000
860.2505.000
9170.2505.000
1070.2004.000

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Clustering coefficient

Measures the degree of clustering in a network by averaging the clustering coefficient of each node, which is defined as the density of the node's ego network.

Input network(s): ACTOR#5

RankAgentValue
1120.679
290.622
3150.618
4100.609
5160.600
630.583
740.571
8110.568
910.545
1060.542

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Key Nodes Table

This shows the top scoring nodes side-by-side for selected measures.

RankBetweenness centralityCloseness centralityEigenvector centralityEigenvector centrality per componentIn-degree centralityIn-Closeness centralityOut-degree centralityTotal degree centrality
121922218192
213555182519
3192777725
4517181888177
5171319191414138
62120882121201
711131311113
8891414551114
9111120201919321
10143171766911