Standard Network Analysis: ACTOR#9

Standard Network Analysis: ACTOR#9

Input data: ACTOR#9

Start time: Mon Oct 17 14:33:10 2011

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Network Level Measures

MeasureValue
Row count21.000
Column count21.000
Link count154.000
Density0.367
Components of 1 node (isolates)0
Components of 2 nodes (dyadic isolates)0
Components of 3 or more nodes1
Reciprocity0.495
Characteristic path length1.729
Clustering coefficient0.499
Network levels (diameter)3.000
Network fragmentation0.000
Krackhardt connectedness1.000
Krackhardt efficiency0.563
Krackhardt hierarchy0.000
Krackhardt upperboundedness1.000
Degree centralization0.424
Betweenness centralization0.156
Closeness centralization0.330
Eigenvector centralization0.201
Reciprocal (symmetric)?No (49% of the links are reciprocal)

Node Level Measures

MeasureMinMaxAvgStddev
Total degree centrality0.1250.7500.3670.146
Total degree centrality [Unscaled]5.00030.00014.6675.834
In-degree centrality0.0500.8500.3670.185
In-degree centrality [Unscaled]1.00017.0007.3333.695
Out-degree centrality0.2000.6500.3670.136
Out-degree centrality [Unscaled]4.00013.0007.3332.714
Eigenvector centrality0.1240.4720.2900.104
Eigenvector centrality [Unscaled]0.0880.3340.2050.074
Eigenvector centrality per component0.0880.3340.2050.074
Closeness centrality0.4760.7410.5880.075
Closeness centrality [Unscaled]0.0240.0370.0290.004
In-Closeness centrality0.4170.8700.5940.099
In-Closeness centrality [Unscaled]0.0210.0430.0300.005
Betweenness centrality0.0010.1860.0380.049
Betweenness centrality [Unscaled]0.25070.86814.57118.589
Hub centrality0.0600.4520.2850.119
Authority centrality0.0470.5860.2690.151
Information centrality0.0340.0630.0480.009
Information centrality [Unscaled]2.4804.5443.4330.614
Clique membership count3.00021.0007.2865.128
Simmelian ties0.0000.6000.1760.163
Simmelian ties [Unscaled]0.00012.0003.5243.260
Clustering coefficient0.3500.7140.4990.104

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#9 (size: 21, density: 0.366667)

RankAgentValueUnscaledContext*
120.75030.0003.645
290.57523.0001.981
370.52521.0001.506
4140.50020.0001.268
510.47519.0001.030
6110.47519.0001.030
7180.45018.0000.792
8130.37515.0000.079
9190.37515.0000.079
1030.35014.000-0.158

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

Mean: 0.367Mean in random network: 0.367
Std.dev: 0.146Std.dev in random network: 0.105

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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#9

RankAgentValueUnscaled
120.85017.000
270.60012.000
3140.60012.000
4180.60012.000
590.50010.000
6110.50010.000
710.4008.000
850.4008.000
9190.4008.000
10210.4008.000

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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#9

RankAgentValueUnscaled
120.65013.000
290.65013.000
310.55011.000
470.4509.000
5110.4509.000
6130.4509.000
7200.4509.000
830.4008.000
9140.4008.000
10170.4008.000

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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#9 (size: 21, density: 0.366667)

RankAgentValueUnscaledContext*
120.4720.334-0.559
290.4280.303-0.720
3110.3930.278-0.848
4180.3910.277-0.853
5130.3850.272-0.878
670.3830.271-0.884
7140.3820.270-0.886
810.3610.255-0.963
9190.3270.231-1.087
1030.3020.214-1.176

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

Mean: 0.290Mean in random network: 0.626
Std.dev: 0.104Std.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#9

RankAgentValue
120.334
290.303
3110.278
4180.277
5130.272
670.271
7140.270
810.255
9190.231
1030.214

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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#9 (size: 21, density: 0.366667)

RankAgentValueUnscaledContext*
120.7410.0372.289
290.7410.0372.289
310.6900.0341.364
470.6450.0320.558
5130.6450.0320.558
630.6250.0310.192
7140.6250.0310.192
8150.6060.030-0.151
9110.5880.029-0.474
10170.5880.029-0.474

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

Mean: 0.588Mean in random network: 0.614
Std.dev: 0.075Std.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#9

RankAgentValueUnscaled
120.8700.043
270.7140.036
3140.7140.036
4180.6900.034
590.6670.033
6110.6450.032
710.6250.031
850.6060.030
9190.6060.030
10210.6060.030

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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#9 (size: 21, density: 0.366667)

RankAgentValueUnscaledContext*
190.18670.8685.424
220.17968.0985.146
310.06324.0520.732
4140.03914.797-0.196
570.03814.462-0.229
6170.03714.095-0.266
7210.03412.937-0.382
850.03412.879-0.388
930.02710.093-0.667
10110.0249.151-0.761

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

Mean: 0.038Mean in random network: 0.044
Std.dev: 0.049Std.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#9

RankAgentValue
120.452
2130.424
390.412
4200.408
510.403
6110.389
770.378
830.366
9140.341
10150.337

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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#9

RankAgentValue
120.586
2180.500
3140.482
470.472
5110.399
690.367
750.329
8190.329
910.278
10150.268

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Information centrality

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

Input network(s): ACTOR#9

RankAgentValueUnscaled
190.0634.544
220.0624.493
310.0594.263
4130.0553.935
570.0533.836
6200.0533.817
7110.0533.815
830.0513.705
9170.0513.689
10140.0513.649

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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#9

RankAgentValue
1221.000
2917.000
3114.000
41312.000
51812.000
61111.000
7149.000
877.000
985.000
10105.000

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Simmelian ties

The normalized number of Simmelian ties of each node.

Input network(s): ACTOR#9

RankAgentValueUnscaled
120.60012.000
270.4509.000
3140.4008.000
410.3006.000
590.3006.000
6180.3006.000
7150.2505.000
830.1503.000
950.1503.000
10110.1503.000

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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#9

RankAgentValue
1150.714
2200.694
3110.606
430.597
5180.583
6130.553
7160.550
870.538
9140.530
1080.524

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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
192222222
229997799
3111111141417
414718181818714
5713131399111
61737711111311
721141414112018
85151155313
9311191919191419
101117332121173