Standard Network Analysis: ACTOR#11

Standard Network Analysis: ACTOR#11

Input data: ACTOR#11

Start time: Tue Oct 18 15:30:23 2011

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Network Level Measures

MeasureValue
Row count21.000
Column count21.000
Link count71.000
Density0.169
Components of 1 node (isolates)1
Components of 2 nodes (dyadic isolates)0
Components of 3 or more nodes1
Reciprocity0.449
Characteristic path length2.219
Clustering coefficient0.487
Network levels (diameter)5.000
Network fragmentation0.095
Krackhardt connectedness0.905
Krackhardt efficiency0.825
Krackhardt hierarchy0.190
Krackhardt upperboundedness0.994
Degree centralization0.504
Betweenness centralization0.500
Closeness centralization0.090
Eigenvector centralization0.443
Reciprocal (symmetric)?No (44% of the links are reciprocal)

Node Level Measures

MeasureMinMaxAvgStddev
Total degree centrality0.0000.6250.1690.128
Total degree centrality [Unscaled]0.00025.0006.7625.117
In-degree centrality0.0000.6000.1690.139
In-degree centrality [Unscaled]0.00012.0003.3812.786
Out-degree centrality0.0000.6500.1690.137
Out-degree centrality [Unscaled]0.00013.0003.3812.734
Eigenvector centrality0.0000.6670.2660.156
Eigenvector centrality [Unscaled]0.0000.4720.1880.110
Eigenvector centrality per component0.0000.4490.1790.105
Closeness centrality0.0480.2380.1960.037
Closeness centrality [Unscaled]0.0020.0120.0100.002
In-Closeness centrality0.0480.4080.2810.101
In-Closeness centrality [Unscaled]0.0020.0200.0140.005
Betweenness centrality0.0000.5280.0520.114
Betweenness centrality [Unscaled]0.000200.63319.85743.253
Hub centrality0.0000.7550.2490.182
Authority centrality0.0000.7190.2460.186
Information centrality0.0000.0780.0480.017
Information centrality [Unscaled]0.0001.9031.1570.412
Clique membership count0.00011.0002.6672.494
Simmelian ties0.0000.3000.0520.082
Simmelian ties [Unscaled]0.0006.0001.0481.647
Clustering coefficient0.0001.0000.4870.275

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#11 (size: 21, density: 0.169048)

RankAgentValueUnscaledContext*
1110.62525.0005.575
2190.30012.0001.601
320.27511.0001.295
4120.25010.0000.990
510.2008.0000.378
650.2008.0000.378
7180.2008.0000.378
880.1757.0000.073
990.1757.0000.073
10130.1757.0000.073

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

Mean: 0.169Mean in random network: 0.169
Std.dev: 0.128Std.dev in random network: 0.082

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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#11

RankAgentValueUnscaled
1110.60012.000
220.4008.000
3190.3006.000
410.2505.000
550.2505.000
6180.2505.000
770.2004.000
8210.2004.000
930.1503.000
10120.1503.000

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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#11

RankAgentValueUnscaled
1110.65013.000
2120.3507.000
3190.3006.000
480.2505.000
590.2505.000
6130.2004.000
710.1503.000
820.1503.000
930.1503.000
1050.1503.000

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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#11 (size: 21, density: 0.169048)

RankAgentValueUnscaledContext*
1110.6670.4720.731
220.4580.3240.045
390.4190.296-0.084
4190.4170.295-0.090
580.4000.283-0.148
610.3870.274-0.188
750.3470.245-0.321
8180.3420.242-0.335
9120.3190.226-0.412
10130.2660.188-0.586

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

Mean: 0.266Mean in random network: 0.445
Std.dev: 0.156Std.dev in random network: 0.305

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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#11

RankAgentValue
1110.449
220.309
390.282
4190.281
580.269
610.261
750.234
8180.231
9120.215
10130.179

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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#11 (size: 21, density: 0.169048)

RankAgentValueUnscaledContext*
1110.2380.012-2.662
2120.2200.011-2.982
3100.2150.011-3.065
4160.2150.011-3.065
5190.2130.011-3.105
680.2110.011-3.144
790.2110.011-3.144
8130.2080.010-3.183
9180.2080.010-3.183
1010.2060.010-3.220

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

Mean: 0.196Mean in random network: 0.390
Std.dev: 0.037Std.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#11

RankAgentValueUnscaled
1110.4080.020
220.3850.019
3180.3450.017
410.3390.017
5120.3390.017
6190.3280.016
740.3230.016
850.3230.016
9170.3230.016
1030.3130.016

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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#11 (size: 21, density: 0.169048)

RankAgentValueUnscaledContext*
1110.528200.6338.617
2120.15860.1501.552
3210.08632.6670.169
420.08130.9170.081
5180.07227.350-0.098
6190.06625.267-0.203
730.03212.067-0.867
810.0238.583-1.042
9170.0155.833-1.180
1070.0093.333-1.306

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

Mean: 0.052Mean in random network: 0.077
Std.dev: 0.114Std.dev in random network: 0.052

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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#11

RankAgentValue
1110.755
280.495
390.484
4120.396
5190.379
6130.349
710.316
820.284
9180.280
1050.267

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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#11

RankAgentValue
1110.719
220.587
350.467
4190.422
510.419
6180.362
7130.265
830.233
940.218
10170.218

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Information centrality

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

Input network(s): ACTOR#11

RankAgentValueUnscaled
1110.0781.903
2120.0691.679
380.0661.596
490.0661.593
5190.0631.522
6180.0551.348
7130.0551.345
810.0531.288
920.0521.266
1050.0491.181

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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#11

RankAgentValue
11111.000
2126.000
3196.000
425.000
513.000
653.000
783.000
8213.000
932.000
1042.000

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Simmelian ties

The normalized number of Simmelian ties of each node.

Input network(s): ACTOR#11

RankAgentValueUnscaled
1110.3006.000
220.1503.000
350.1503.000
4130.1503.000
5190.1503.000
610.1002.000
7180.1002.000

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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#11

RankAgentValue
1151.000
2161.000
360.833
4130.750
530.667
640.667
7170.667
850.600
990.567
10140.500

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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
11111111111111111
2121222221219
32110991918192
4216191911812
518198851291
6198111819135
7395574118
8113181821528
91718121231739
10711313123513