Standard Network Analysis: ACTOR#13

Standard Network Analysis: ACTOR#13

Input data: ACTOR#13

Start time: Tue Oct 18 15:30:36 2011

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Network Level Measures

MeasureValue
Row count21.000
Column count21.000
Link count33.000
Density0.079
Components of 1 node (isolates)0
Components of 2 nodes (dyadic isolates)0
Components of 3 or more nodes1
Reciprocity0.320
Characteristic path length2.916
Clustering coefficient0.056
Network levels (diameter)8.000
Network fragmentation0.000
Krackhardt connectedness1.000
Krackhardt efficiency0.974
Krackhardt hierarchy0.790
Krackhardt upperboundedness0.621
Degree centralization0.162
Betweenness centralization0.180
Closeness centralization0.016
Eigenvector centralization0.422
Reciprocal (symmetric)?No (32% of the links are reciprocal)

Node Level Measures

MeasureMinMaxAvgStddev
Total degree centrality0.0250.2250.0790.056
Total degree centrality [Unscaled]1.0009.0003.1432.253
In-degree centrality0.0000.3000.0790.089
In-degree centrality [Unscaled]0.0006.0001.5711.788
Out-degree centrality0.0500.1500.0790.033
Out-degree centrality [Unscaled]1.0003.0001.5710.660
Eigenvector centrality0.0140.6360.2540.175
Eigenvector centrality [Unscaled]0.0100.4490.1800.124
Eigenvector centrality per component0.0100.4490.1800.124
Closeness centrality0.0680.0800.0730.003
Closeness centrality [Unscaled]0.0030.0040.0040.000
In-Closeness centrality0.0480.4880.1640.154
In-Closeness centrality [Unscaled]0.0020.0240.0080.008
Betweenness centrality0.0000.2120.0400.060
Betweenness centrality [Unscaled]0.00080.50015.23822.956
Hub centrality0.0000.6190.2490.182
Authority centrality0.0000.9840.1690.258
Information centrality0.0310.0600.0480.008
Information centrality [Unscaled]0.3910.7670.6100.098
Clique membership count0.0002.0000.2860.547
Simmelian ties0.0000.0000.0000.000
Simmelian ties [Unscaled]0.0000.0000.0000.000
Clustering coefficient0.0000.3330.0560.110

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#13 (size: 21, density: 0.0785714)

RankAgentValueUnscaledContext*
170.2259.0002.494
250.1506.0001.217
3130.1506.0001.217
4140.1506.0001.217
560.1255.0000.791
6110.1255.0000.791
7120.1004.0000.365
8190.1004.0000.365
910.0753.000-0.061
1040.0753.000-0.061

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

Mean: 0.079Mean in random network: 0.079
Std.dev: 0.056Std.dev in random network: 0.059

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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#13

RankAgentValueUnscaled
170.3006.000
260.2004.000
3130.2004.000
4140.2004.000
550.1503.000
6110.1503.000
740.1002.000
8120.1002.000
9190.1002.000
10210.1002.000

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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#13

RankAgentValueUnscaled
150.1503.000
270.1503.000
310.1002.000
420.1002.000
5110.1002.000
6120.1002.000
7130.1002.000
8140.1002.000
9170.1002.000
10190.1002.000

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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#13 (size: 21, density: 0.0785714)

RankAgentValueUnscaledContext*
170.6360.4491.026
2110.5470.3870.749
3130.5190.3670.662
410.4340.3070.400
5140.3910.2760.263
650.3790.2680.225
720.3330.2350.082
860.3240.2290.055
9190.3090.2180.007
10210.2530.179-0.165

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

Mean: 0.254Mean in random network: 0.306
Std.dev: 0.175Std.dev in random network: 0.321

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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#13

RankAgentValue
170.449
2110.387
3130.367
410.307
5140.276
650.268
720.235
860.229
9190.218
10210.179

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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#13 (size: 21, density: 0.0785714)

RankAgentValueUnscaledContext*
120.0800.004-3.273
2200.0800.004-3.273
3160.0780.004-3.337
4120.0770.004-3.360
540.0740.004-3.419
610.0740.004-3.426
790.0730.004-3.447
8150.0730.004-3.447
9180.0730.004-3.447
10100.0730.004-3.460

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

Mean: 0.073Mean in random network: 0.207
Std.dev: 0.003Std.dev in random network: 0.039

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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#13

RankAgentValueUnscaled
170.4880.024
260.4170.021
3140.4080.020
450.3450.017
5210.3450.017
6130.2990.015
7190.2670.013
8110.2440.012
940.0550.003
10120.0550.003

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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: ACTOR#13 (size: 21, density: 0.0785714)

RankAgentValueUnscaledContext*
170.21280.5000.613
2140.16161.0000.323
350.13350.5000.167
460.10038.000-0.019
5130.07026.500-0.190
6120.06625.000-0.213
7110.04316.500-0.339
840.0249.000-0.451
9190.0187.000-0.480
1010.0083.000-0.540

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

Mean: 0.040Mean in random network: 0.103
Std.dev: 0.060Std.dev in random network: 0.177

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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#13

RankAgentValue
1110.619
2140.530
350.470
420.422
5190.420
660.364
7100.364
8210.364
910.352
1070.281

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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#13

RankAgentValue
170.984
2130.688
350.449
4140.382
5110.264
660.222
7190.202
810.156
9210.155
1040.042

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Information centrality

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

Input network(s): ACTOR#13

RankAgentValueUnscaled
110.0600.767
2170.0590.760
320.0590.760
470.0570.729
5110.0550.703
6140.0540.691
750.0530.678
8190.0520.664
9120.0470.606
10130.0460.591

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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#13

RankAgentValue
1132.000
211.000
351.000
4111.000
5191.000

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Simmelian ties

The normalized number of Simmelian ties of each node.

Input network(s): ACTOR#13

RankAgentValueUnscaled
1All nodes have this value0.000

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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#13

RankAgentValue
110.333
2190.333
3130.250
450.167
5110.083

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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
172777757
2142011116675
351613131314113
461211145214
51341414521116
61215511131211
7119224191312
84156612111419
919181919194171
1011021212112194