Standard Network Analysis: ACTOR#7

Standard Network Analysis: ACTOR#7

Input data: ACTOR#7

Start time: Mon Oct 17 14:32:59 2011

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Network Level Measures

MeasureValue
Row count21.000
Column count21.000
Link count157.000
Density0.374
Components of 1 node (isolates)0
Components of 2 nodes (dyadic isolates)0
Components of 3 or more nodes1
Reciprocity0.389
Characteristic path length1.712
Clustering coefficient0.625
Network levels (diameter)3.000
Network fragmentation0.000
Krackhardt connectedness1.000
Krackhardt efficiency0.511
Krackhardt hierarchy0.000
Krackhardt upperboundedness1.000
Degree centralization0.499
Betweenness centralization0.334
Closeness centralization0.760
Eigenvector centralization0.188
Reciprocal (symmetric)?No (38% of the links are reciprocal)

Node Level Measures

MeasureMinMaxAvgStddev
Total degree centrality0.1500.8250.3740.206
Total degree centrality [Unscaled]6.00033.00014.9528.220
In-degree centrality0.0501.0000.3740.301
In-degree centrality [Unscaled]1.00020.0007.4766.013
Out-degree centrality0.1500.9500.3740.178
Out-degree centrality [Unscaled]3.00019.0007.4763.554
Eigenvector centrality0.1620.4640.2940.094
Eigenvector centrality [Unscaled]0.1140.3280.2080.066
Eigenvector centrality per component0.1140.3280.2080.066
Closeness centrality0.4440.9520.6000.108
Closeness centrality [Unscaled]0.0220.0480.0300.005
In-Closeness centrality0.4441.0000.6200.158
In-Closeness centrality [Unscaled]0.0220.0500.0310.008
Betweenness centrality0.0000.3550.0370.081
Betweenness centrality [Unscaled]0.000135.00514.23830.635
Hub centrality0.1650.4770.2990.078
Authority centrality0.0480.6120.2510.179
Information centrality0.0290.0690.0480.009
Information centrality [Unscaled]2.2045.2033.5820.645
Clique membership count1.00023.0007.2867.011
Simmelian ties0.0000.5500.1760.171
Simmelian ties [Unscaled]0.00011.0003.5243.417
Clustering coefficient0.3300.9050.6250.192

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#7 (size: 21, density: 0.37381)

RankAgentValueUnscaledContext*
1140.82533.0004.274
2180.75030.0003.563
320.70028.0003.090
4170.62525.0002.379
560.57523.0001.906
670.52521.0001.432
7110.40016.0000.248
8210.40016.0000.248
980.37515.0000.011
1040.32513.000-0.462

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

Mean: 0.374Mean in random network: 0.374
Std.dev: 0.206Std.dev in random network: 0.106

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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#7

RankAgentValueUnscaled
1171.00020.000
260.85017.000
3180.80016.000
420.75015.000
5140.70014.000
670.65013.000
7110.50010.000
8210.4509.000
940.4008.000
1080.4008.000

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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#7

RankAgentValueUnscaled
1140.95019.000
2180.70014.000
320.65013.000
470.4008.000
5160.4008.000
610.3507.000
730.3507.000
850.3507.000
980.3507.000
1090.3507.000

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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#7 (size: 21, density: 0.37381)

RankAgentValueUnscaledContext*
1170.4640.328-0.605
2140.4460.315-0.671
3180.4460.315-0.671
420.4240.300-0.749
560.4220.298-0.758
670.3660.259-0.960
7110.3300.233-1.093
880.3050.215-1.184
9210.2740.194-1.296
1040.2640.186-1.334

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

Mean: 0.294Mean in random network: 0.630
Std.dev: 0.094Std.dev in random network: 0.275

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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#7

RankAgentValue
1170.328
2140.315
3180.315
420.300
560.298
670.259
7110.233
880.215
9210.194
1040.186

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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#7 (size: 21, density: 0.37381)

RankAgentValueUnscaledContext*
1140.9520.0486.106
2180.7690.0382.770
320.7410.0372.251
470.6250.0310.142
530.6060.030-0.203
650.6060.030-0.203
790.6060.030-0.203
8190.6060.030-0.203
9210.6060.030-0.203
1060.5880.029-0.527

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

Mean: 0.600Mean in random network: 0.617
Std.dev: 0.108Std.dev in random network: 0.055

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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#7

RankAgentValueUnscaled
1171.0000.050
260.8700.043
3180.8330.042
420.8000.040
5140.7690.038
670.7410.037
7110.6670.033
8210.6450.032
940.6250.031
1080.6250.031

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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#7 (size: 21, density: 0.37381)

RankAgentValueUnscaledContext*
1140.355135.00511.912
2180.15558.8304.256
320.10439.4772.311
4170.04517.2480.077
560.04215.881-0.060
6210.0207.481-0.904
770.0207.476-0.905
880.0155.540-1.099
9110.0093.376-1.317
1040.0062.440-1.411

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

Mean: 0.037Mean in random network: 0.043
Std.dev: 0.081Std.dev in random network: 0.026

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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#7

RankAgentValue
1140.477
2180.444
320.435
470.339
550.337
690.337
7190.321
830.320
9110.301
1080.296

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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#7

RankAgentValue
1170.612
260.530
3180.487
420.469
5140.442
670.437
7110.358
8210.302
940.266
1080.264

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Information centrality

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

Input network(s): ACTOR#7

RankAgentValueUnscaled
1140.0695.203
2180.0644.790
320.0624.653
470.0513.871
5160.0513.827
680.0483.605
730.0483.605
8190.0483.596
950.0483.593
1090.0483.593

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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#7

RankAgentValue
11723.000
2219.000
31419.000
41819.000
5615.000
6710.000
787.000
846.000
9116.000
1014.000

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Simmelian ties

The normalized number of Simmelian ties of each node.

Input network(s): ACTOR#7

RankAgentValueUnscaled
120.55011.000
2180.50010.000
3140.4509.000
470.3507.000
5210.3006.000
660.2505.000
7170.2505.000
840.2004.000
980.2004.000
10110.2004.000

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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#7

RankAgentValue
150.905
290.905
330.875
4130.867
5190.810
6150.800
7120.786
8210.681
9200.667
10100.650

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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
11414171717171414
218181414661818
3221818181822
41772222717
563661414166
6215777717
77911111111311
8819882121521
9112121214488
1046448894