Standard Network Analysis: ACTOR#1

Standard Network Analysis: ACTOR#1

Input data: ACTOR#1

Start time: Tue Oct 18 15:30:17 2011

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Network Level Measures

MeasureValue
Row count21.000
Column count21.000
Link count60.000
Density0.143
Components of 1 node (isolates)4
Components of 2 nodes (dyadic isolates)0
Components of 3 or more nodes1
Reciprocity0.667
Characteristic path length2.743
Clustering coefficient0.406
Network levels (diameter)7.000
Network fragmentation0.352
Krackhardt connectedness0.648
Krackhardt efficiency0.833
Krackhardt hierarchy0.000
Krackhardt upperboundedness1.000
Degree centralization0.118
Betweenness centralization0.182
Closeness centralization0.072
Eigenvector centralization0.444
Reciprocal (symmetric)?No (66% of the links are reciprocal)

Node Level Measures

MeasureMinMaxAvgStddev
Total degree centrality0.0000.2500.1430.085
Total degree centrality [Unscaled]0.00010.0005.7143.397
In-degree centrality0.0000.3000.1430.097
In-degree centrality [Unscaled]0.0006.0002.8571.934
Out-degree centrality0.0000.2500.1430.084
Out-degree centrality [Unscaled]0.0005.0002.8571.670
Eigenvector centrality0.0000.6320.2300.205
Eigenvector centrality [Unscaled]0.0000.4470.1630.145
Eigenvector centrality per component0.0000.3620.1320.118
Closeness centrality0.0480.1690.1360.044
Closeness centrality [Unscaled]0.0020.0080.0070.002
In-Closeness centrality0.0480.1770.1360.044
In-Closeness centrality [Unscaled]0.0020.0090.0070.002
Betweenness centrality0.0000.2330.0590.072
Betweenness centrality [Unscaled]0.00088.41722.57127.459
Hub centrality0.0000.6310.2420.191
Authority centrality0.0000.6920.2310.204
Information centrality0.0000.0850.0480.025
Information centrality [Unscaled]0.0001.6580.9330.497
Clique membership count0.0005.0001.6671.321
Simmelian ties0.0000.2500.0900.080
Simmelian ties [Unscaled]0.0005.0001.8101.592
Clustering coefficient0.0001.0000.4060.313

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#1 (size: 21, density: 0.142857)

RankAgentValueUnscaledContext*
110.25010.0001.403
250.25010.0001.403
3120.25010.0001.403
4190.25010.0001.403
520.2259.0001.076
690.2259.0001.076
740.2008.0000.748
880.1757.0000.421
960.1506.0000.094
10110.1506.0000.094

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

Mean: 0.143Mean in random network: 0.143
Std.dev: 0.085Std.dev in random network: 0.076

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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#1

RankAgentValueUnscaled
150.3006.000
2190.3006.000
310.2505.000
420.2505.000
540.2505.000
6120.2505.000
790.2004.000
860.1503.000
980.1503.000
10130.1503.000

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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#1

RankAgentValueUnscaled
110.2505.000
290.2505.000
3110.2505.000
4120.2505.000
520.2004.000
650.2004.000
780.2004.000
8190.2004.000
940.1503.000
1060.1503.000

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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#1 (size: 21, density: 0.142857)

RankAgentValueUnscaledContext*
1190.6320.4470.701
250.5740.4060.514
390.5380.3810.397
4110.4610.3260.148
530.4530.3200.120
6130.3580.253-0.185
7150.3580.253-0.185
840.3390.240-0.245
960.2490.176-0.538
10120.2140.151-0.652

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

Mean: 0.230Mean in random network: 0.415
Std.dev: 0.205Std.dev in random network: 0.310

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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#1

RankAgentValue
1190.362
250.329
390.308
4110.264
530.259
6130.205
7150.205
840.194
960.142
10120.122

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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#1 (size: 21, density: 0.142857)

RankAgentValueUnscaledContext*
1110.1690.008-3.179
2120.1690.008-3.179
360.1680.008-3.204
490.1630.008-3.300
5190.1630.008-3.300
610.1610.008-3.323
780.1590.008-3.368
8170.1590.008-3.368
940.1560.008-3.412
1050.1560.008-3.412

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

Mean: 0.136Mean in random network: 0.351
Std.dev: 0.044Std.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#1

RankAgentValueUnscaled
140.1770.009
210.1720.009
3120.1720.009
460.1670.008
580.1670.008
620.1610.008
790.1600.008
8170.1600.008
9160.1570.008
1050.1520.008

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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#1 (size: 21, density: 0.142857)

RankAgentValueUnscaledContext*
1120.23388.4172.618
260.21079.7502.221
310.16060.8331.354
490.12447.0830.723
540.12246.2500.685
6190.11644.1670.590
720.07829.583-0.079
8170.07327.833-0.159
9110.05420.500-0.495
1050.03413.000-0.839

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

Mean: 0.059Mean in random network: 0.082
Std.dev: 0.072Std.dev in random network: 0.057

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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#1

RankAgentValue
1110.631
290.591
3190.426
4130.420
5150.420
6120.389
750.383
830.337
910.312
1080.304

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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#1

RankAgentValue
150.692
2190.682
340.505
460.395
5130.343
690.338
730.300
810.273
9120.266
1080.217

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Information centrality

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

Input network(s): ACTOR#1

RankAgentValueUnscaled
1110.0851.658
2120.0751.468
380.0701.371
410.0691.346
540.0661.284
660.0651.274
790.0651.267
8170.0601.181
9190.0581.143
1030.0531.041

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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#1

RankAgentValue
1195.000
254.000
323.000
493.000
512.000
632.000
742.000
882.000
9112.000
10122.000

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Simmelian ties

The normalized number of Simmelian ties of each node.

Input network(s): ACTOR#1

RankAgentValueUnscaled
110.2505.000
220.2004.000
350.2004.000
440.1503.000
580.1503.000
6120.1503.000
7130.1503.000
8190.1503.000
990.1002.000
10150.1002.000

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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#1

RankAgentValue
1161.000
2181.000
3130.833
4150.833
580.667
630.583
7210.500
810.400
950.400
1090.400

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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
1121119195411
26125519195
316991121112
4991111261219
5419334822
6191131312259
72815159984
8171744617198
91146681646
10551212135611