Standard Network Analysis: ACTO#18

Standard Network Analysis: ACTO#18

Input data: ACTO#18

Start time: Tue Oct 18 15:30:11 2011

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Network Level Measures

MeasureValue
Row count21.000
Column count21.000
Link count21.000
Density0.050
Components of 1 node (isolates)6
Components of 2 nodes (dyadic isolates)0
Components of 3 or more nodes2
Reciprocity0.500
Characteristic path length1.775
Clustering coefficient0.111
Network levels (diameter)5.000
Network fragmentation0.710
Krackhardt connectedness0.290
Krackhardt efficiency0.979
Krackhardt hierarchy0.750
Krackhardt upperboundedness0.521
Degree centralization0.083
Betweenness centralization0.013
Closeness centralization0.020
Eigenvector centralization0.812
Reciprocal (symmetric)?No (50% of the links are reciprocal)

Node Level Measures

MeasureMinMaxAvgStddev
Total degree centrality0.0000.1250.0500.040
Total degree centrality [Unscaled]0.0005.0002.0001.604
In-degree centrality0.0000.1500.0500.051
In-degree centrality [Unscaled]0.0003.0001.0001.024
Out-degree centrality0.0000.1000.0500.038
Out-degree centrality [Unscaled]0.0002.0001.0000.756
Eigenvector centrality0.0000.8650.1310.280
Eigenvector centrality [Unscaled]0.0000.6120.0920.198
Eigenvector centrality per component0.0000.2140.0950.076
Closeness centrality0.0480.0620.0520.004
Closeness centrality [Unscaled]0.0020.0030.0030.000
In-Closeness centrality0.0480.0650.0530.006
In-Closeness centrality [Unscaled]0.0020.0030.0030.000
Betweenness centrality0.0000.0160.0040.005
Betweenness centrality [Unscaled]0.0006.0001.4762.038
Hub centrality0.0000.8130.1320.279
Authority centrality0.0001.0000.1150.286
Information centrality-0.0080.1010.0480.051
Information centrality [Unscaled]-0.0000.000-0.0000.000
Clique membership count0.0001.0000.1430.350
Simmelian ties0.0000.1000.0140.035
Simmelian ties [Unscaled]0.0002.0000.2860.700
Clustering coefficient0.0001.0000.1110.297

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: ACTO#18 (size: 21, density: 0.05)

RankAgentValueUnscaledContext*
110.1255.0001.577
220.1004.0001.051
340.1004.0001.051
4120.1004.0001.051
530.0753.0000.526
6140.0753.0000.526
7150.0753.0000.526
8180.0753.0000.526
9190.0753.0000.526
10210.0753.0000.526

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

Mean: 0.050Mean in random network: 0.050
Std.dev: 0.040Std.dev in random network: 0.048

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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): ACTO#18

RankAgentValueUnscaled
110.1503.000
220.1002.000
330.1002.000
440.1002.000
5120.1002.000
6140.1002.000
7180.1002.000
8190.1002.000
9210.1002.000
1050.0501.000

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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): ACTO#18

RankAgentValueUnscaled
110.1002.000
220.1002.000
340.1002.000
4110.1002.000
5120.1002.000
6150.1002.000
730.0501.000
850.0501.000
970.0501.000
1080.0501.000

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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: ACTO#18 (size: 21, density: 0.05)

RankAgentValueUnscaledContext*
110.8650.6121.971
240.7390.5231.584
3120.7390.5231.584
480.3990.2820.535
530.0000.000-0.691
6110.0000.000-0.691
7140.0000.000-0.691
8150.0000.000-0.691
9180.0000.000-0.691
1020.0000.000-0.691

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

Mean: 0.131Mean in random network: 0.225
Std.dev: 0.280Std.dev in random network: 0.325

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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): ACTO#18

RankAgentValue
130.214
2110.207
3140.207
4180.185
5150.185
620.151
7190.151
810.117
9210.107
1050.107

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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: ACTO#18 (size: 21, density: 0.05)

RankAgentValueUnscaledContext*
1110.0620.003-2.687
290.0610.003-2.762
350.0580.003-2.949
4150.0550.003-3.109
580.0550.003-3.119
670.0550.003-3.129
7190.0550.003-3.129
810.0530.003-3.294
920.0530.003-3.294
1040.0530.003-3.294

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

Mean: 0.052Mean in random network: 0.102
Std.dev: 0.004Std.dev in random network: 0.015

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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): ACTO#18

RankAgentValueUnscaled
1140.0650.003
230.0650.003
320.0580.003
4180.0580.003
5210.0580.003
610.0560.003
740.0550.003
8120.0550.003
9190.0550.003
10150.0550.003

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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: ACTO#18 (size: 21, density: 0.05)

RankAgentValueUnscaledContext*
1150.0166.000-0.320
2190.0166.000-0.320
320.0114.000-0.336
450.0114.000-0.336
5140.0114.000-0.336
610.0052.000-0.353
7180.0052.000-0.353
8210.0052.000-0.353
930.0031.000-0.361

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

Mean: 0.004Mean in random network: 0.120
Std.dev: 0.005Std.dev in random network: 0.325

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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): ACTO#18

RankAgentValue
140.813
2120.813
310.673
480.476
520.000
6110.000
770.000
8140.000
9150.000
1030.000

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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): ACTO#18

RankAgentValue
111.000
240.707
3120.707
4180.000
530.000
6210.000
7140.000
8190.000
920.000
1050.000

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Information centrality

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

Input network(s): ACTO#18

RankAgentValue
180.101
270.101
390.101
4180.101
5190.101
650.101
7110.101
8210.101
9150.101
1020.101

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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): ACTO#18

RankAgentValue
111.000
241.000
3121.000

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Simmelian ties

The normalized number of Simmelian ties of each node.

Input network(s): ACTO#18

RankAgentValueUnscaled
110.1002.000
240.1002.000
3120.1002.000

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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): ACTO#18

RankAgentValue
141.000
2121.000
310.333

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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
115111311411
21994112322
32512143244
45158184181112
51483151221123
6171121411514
718191419184315
82111511912518
93218212119719
104425515821