Standard Network Analysis: ACTOR#8

Standard Network Analysis: ACTOR#8

Input data: ACTOR#8

Start time: Mon Oct 17 14:33:05 2011

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Network Level Measures

MeasureValue
Row count21.000
Column count21.000
Link count134.000
Density0.319
Components of 1 node (isolates)0
Components of 2 nodes (dyadic isolates)0
Components of 3 or more nodes1
Reciprocity0.276
Characteristic path length1.967
Clustering coefficient0.466
Network levels (diameter)5.000
Network fragmentation0.000
Krackhardt connectedness1.000
Krackhardt efficiency0.553
Krackhardt hierarchy0.261
Krackhardt upperboundedness0.984
Degree centralization0.283
Betweenness centralization0.188
Closeness centralization0.127
Eigenvector centralization0.239
Reciprocal (symmetric)?No (27% of the links are reciprocal)

Node Level Measures

MeasureMinMaxAvgStddev
Total degree centrality0.1250.5750.3190.122
Total degree centrality [Unscaled]5.00023.00012.7624.898
In-degree centrality0.0001.0000.3190.271
In-degree centrality [Unscaled]0.00020.0006.3815.429
Out-degree centrality0.1500.5000.3190.092
Out-degree centrality [Unscaled]3.00010.0006.3811.838
Eigenvector centrality0.1170.5090.2930.096
Eigenvector centrality [Unscaled]0.0820.3600.2070.068
Eigenvector centrality per component0.0820.3600.2070.068
Closeness centrality0.1940.2740.2150.022
Closeness centrality [Unscaled]0.0100.0140.0110.001
In-Closeness centrality0.0481.0000.4860.243
In-Closeness centrality [Unscaled]0.0020.0500.0240.012
Betweenness centrality0.0000.2230.0440.050
Betweenness centrality [Unscaled]0.00084.77116.57119.075
Hub centrality0.1390.4570.2970.084
Authority centrality0.0000.7020.2350.201
Information centrality0.0360.0590.0480.007
Information centrality [Unscaled]2.4243.9263.1820.441
Clique membership count2.00029.0007.9056.263
Simmelian ties0.0000.4000.0860.107
Simmelian ties [Unscaled]0.0008.0001.7142.141
Clustering coefficient0.2920.7000.4660.101

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#8 (size: 21, density: 0.319048)

RankAgentValueUnscaledContext*
120.57523.0002.516
2140.57523.0002.516
370.50020.0001.779
4180.47519.0001.533
530.37515.0000.550
650.35014.0000.304
7110.35014.0000.304
8210.35014.0000.304
990.32513.0000.059
10190.32513.0000.059

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

Mean: 0.319Mean in random network: 0.319
Std.dev: 0.122Std.dev in random network: 0.102

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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#8

RankAgentValueUnscaled
121.00020.000
270.75015.000
3140.70014.000
4180.70014.000
5210.50010.000
630.4509.000
7110.4509.000
850.3006.000
9100.3006.000
1090.2505.000

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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#8

RankAgentValueUnscaled
1130.50010.000
2140.4509.000
350.4008.000
480.4008.000
590.4008.000
6150.4008.000
7190.4008.000
8200.4008.000
940.3507.000
10160.3507.000

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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#8 (size: 21, density: 0.319048)

RankAgentValueUnscaledContext*
120.5090.360-0.328
2180.4260.301-0.627
3140.4150.294-0.665
470.4130.292-0.672
5110.3400.240-0.935
630.3350.237-0.954
7130.3330.236-0.959
8190.3320.235-0.964
990.3250.230-0.989
1050.3130.221-1.034

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

Mean: 0.293Mean in random network: 0.601
Std.dev: 0.096Std.dev in random network: 0.279

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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#8

RankAgentValue
120.360
2180.301
3140.294
470.292
5110.240
630.237
7130.236
8190.235
990.230
1050.221

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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#8 (size: 21, density: 0.319048)

RankAgentValueUnscaledContext*
1150.2740.014-5.622
2200.2740.014-5.622
3170.2410.012-6.199
4130.2220.011-6.527
5160.2200.011-6.569
6140.2170.011-6.611
750.2150.011-6.652
880.2150.011-6.652
940.2130.011-6.692
1060.2080.010-6.769

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

Mean: 0.215Mean in random network: 0.596
Std.dev: 0.022Std.dev in random network: 0.057

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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#8

RankAgentValueUnscaled
121.0000.050
270.8000.040
3140.7690.038
4180.7690.038
5210.6670.033
6110.6250.031
730.6060.030
8100.5260.026
950.5000.025
1090.4880.024

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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#8 (size: 21, density: 0.319048)

RankAgentValueUnscaledContext*
1140.22384.7716.514
2160.10038.1671.930
340.09435.6191.679
4210.08431.8431.308
530.05922.4670.385
660.04918.543-0.001
770.04818.369-0.018
820.04717.910-0.063
9180.04316.493-0.202
10130.04015.371-0.312

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

Mean: 0.044Mean in random network: 0.049
Std.dev: 0.050Std.dev in random network: 0.027

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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#8

RankAgentValue
1130.457
2190.407
390.404
4200.391
5150.387
6140.381
750.345
880.326
9110.309
10160.284

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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#8

RankAgentValue
120.702
270.551
3180.539
4140.511
530.374
6110.340
7210.312
850.280
990.229
10190.228

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Information centrality

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

Input network(s): ACTOR#8

RankAgentValueUnscaled
1130.0593.926
2140.0563.764
3150.0543.609
4200.0543.609
580.0543.596
6190.0543.579
790.0543.579
850.0533.562
9160.0503.364
1040.0503.358

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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#8

RankAgentValue
1229.000
21417.000
31817.000
4713.000
599.000
6118.000
7198.000
837.000
9137.000
10217.000

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Simmelian ties

The normalized number of Simmelian ties of each node.

Input network(s): ACTOR#8

RankAgentValueUnscaled
1140.4008.000
270.2505.000
350.2004.000
420.1503.000
590.1503.000
6180.1503.000
7190.1503.000
8210.1503.000
9110.1002.000
10130.1002.000

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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#8

RankAgentValue
1170.700
2150.589
3190.578
4130.567
590.556
6200.554
710.524
860.500
9120.500
1050.489

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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
114152222132
216201818771414
34171414141457
42113771818818
53161111212193
661433311155
77513131131911
82819195102021
91849910549
1013655991619