Standard Network Analysis: ACTOR#14

Standard Network Analysis: ACTOR#14

Input data: ACTOR#14

Start time: Tue Oct 18 15:30:42 2011

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Network Level Measures

MeasureValue
Row count21.000
Column count21.000
Link count48.000
Density0.114
Components of 1 node (isolates)3
Components of 2 nodes (dyadic isolates)0
Components of 3 or more nodes1
Reciprocity0.263
Characteristic path length3.012
Clustering coefficient0.254
Network levels (diameter)7.000
Network fragmentation0.271
Krackhardt connectedness0.729
Krackhardt efficiency0.846
Krackhardt hierarchy0.300
Krackhardt upperboundedness1.000
Degree centralization0.205
Betweenness centralization0.159
Closeness centralization0.193
Eigenvector centralization0.376
Reciprocal (symmetric)?No (26% of the links are reciprocal)

Node Level Measures

MeasureMinMaxAvgStddev
Total degree centrality0.0000.3000.1140.089
Total degree centrality [Unscaled]0.00012.0004.5713.567
In-degree centrality0.0000.4000.1140.107
In-degree centrality [Unscaled]0.0008.0002.2862.141
Out-degree centrality0.0000.5500.1140.124
Out-degree centrality [Unscaled]0.00011.0002.2862.472
Eigenvector centrality0.0000.5850.2450.188
Eigenvector centrality [Unscaled]0.0000.4140.1730.133
Eigenvector centrality per component0.0000.3550.1480.114
Closeness centrality0.0480.2300.1400.061
Closeness centrality [Unscaled]0.0020.0110.0070.003
In-Closeness centrality0.0480.1370.1110.027
In-Closeness centrality [Unscaled]0.0020.0070.0060.001
Betweenness centrality0.0000.2160.0640.072
Betweenness centrality [Unscaled]0.00082.00024.42927.481
Hub centrality0.0000.9270.2090.227
Authority centrality0.0000.7540.2250.211
Information centrality0.0000.1160.0480.035
Information centrality [Unscaled]0.0002.4060.9860.719
Clique membership count0.0008.0001.8102.038
Simmelian ties0.0000.0000.0000.000
Simmelian ties [Unscaled]0.0000.0000.0000.000
Clustering coefficient0.0000.8330.2540.225

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#14 (size: 21, density: 0.114286)

RankAgentValueUnscaledContext*
1110.30012.0002.675
220.25010.0001.955
3140.25010.0001.955
4210.2259.0001.595
550.2008.0001.235
670.1757.0000.874
7190.1757.0000.874
8170.1506.0000.514
960.1004.000-0.206
1090.1004.000-0.206

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

Mean: 0.114Mean in random network: 0.114
Std.dev: 0.089Std.dev in random network: 0.069

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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#14

RankAgentValueUnscaled
1140.4008.000
220.3507.000
3210.2505.000
450.2004.000
5190.2004.000
670.1503.000
710.1002.000
860.1002.000
990.1002.000
10130.1002.000

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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#14

RankAgentValueUnscaled
1110.55011.000
2170.2505.000
350.2004.000
470.2004.000
5210.2004.000
620.1503.000
7190.1503.000
860.1002.000
990.1002.000
10120.1002.000

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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#14 (size: 21, density: 0.114286)

RankAgentValueUnscaledContext*
1110.5850.4140.639
2140.5400.3820.497
320.5360.3790.484
4170.4550.3220.228
5210.4510.3190.214
670.4030.2850.063
750.3530.249-0.098
860.3430.243-0.128
9190.2470.175-0.434
10160.2190.155-0.524

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

Mean: 0.245Mean in random network: 0.384
Std.dev: 0.188Std.dev in random network: 0.315

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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#14

RankAgentValue
1110.355
2140.327
320.325
4170.276
5210.273
670.244
750.214
860.208
9190.150
10160.132

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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#14 (size: 21, density: 0.114286)

RankAgentValueUnscaledContext*
1110.2300.011-1.366
2170.2060.010-1.783
350.2040.010-1.820
460.1820.009-2.212
5190.1820.009-2.212
670.1800.009-2.241
790.1800.009-2.241
8140.1740.009-2.351
9150.1740.009-2.351
10210.1710.009-2.404

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

Mean: 0.140Mean in random network: 0.307
Std.dev: 0.061Std.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#14

RankAgentValueUnscaled
1140.1370.007
220.1320.007
3210.1310.007
4130.1300.006
570.1290.006
6150.1280.006
740.1250.006
8190.1240.006
960.1230.006
10180.1220.006

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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#14 (size: 21, density: 0.114286)

RankAgentValueUnscaledContext*
150.21682.0002.028
2140.19775.0001.736
3110.16261.5001.171
4190.13852.5000.795
5150.13250.0000.690
6210.12146.0000.523
720.12045.5000.502
870.10038.0000.188
960.06625.000-0.355
10170.06223.500-0.418

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

Mean: 0.064Mean in random network: 0.088
Std.dev: 0.072Std.dev in random network: 0.063

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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#14

RankAgentValue
1110.927
2170.563
370.495
4210.374
550.327
620.300
7150.249
8160.195
990.171
1030.167

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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#14

RankAgentValue
1140.754
220.630
3210.534
450.402
5190.371
660.315
790.278
810.249
9130.239
1070.221

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Information centrality

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

Input network(s): ACTOR#14

RankAgentValueUnscaled
1110.1162.406
2170.0951.959
370.0821.707
4210.0791.642
550.0761.571
620.0691.429
7190.0651.341
860.0621.294
9140.0621.290
10160.0601.248

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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#14

RankAgentValue
1118.000
225.000
3145.000
453.000
5173.000
662.000
772.000
8162.000
9192.000
10212.000

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Simmelian ties

The normalized number of Simmelian ties of each node.

Input network(s): ACTOR#14

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#14

RankAgentValue
190.833
210.500
330.500
4130.500
570.450
6170.400
760.333
8160.333
9190.300
10210.300

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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
1511111114141111
21417141422172
3115222121514
41961717513721
515192121197215
62177771527
72955141919
871466619617
961519199696
10172116161318129