Standard Network Analysis: ACTOR#17

Standard Network Analysis: ACTOR#17

Input data: ACTOR#17

Start time: Tue Oct 18 15:31:01 2011

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Network Level Measures

MeasureValue
Row count21.000
Column count21.000
Link count41.000
Density0.098
Components of 1 node (isolates)1
Components of 2 nodes (dyadic isolates)0
Components of 3 or more nodes1
Reciprocity0.367
Characteristic path length2.070
Clustering coefficient0.288
Network levels (diameter)3.000
Network fragmentation0.095
Krackhardt connectedness0.905
Krackhardt efficiency0.936
Krackhardt hierarchy0.750
Krackhardt upperboundedness1.000
Degree centralization0.528
Betweenness centralization0.323
Closeness centralization0.396
Eigenvector centralization0.675
Reciprocal (symmetric)?No (36% of the links are reciprocal)

Node Level Measures

MeasureMinMaxAvgStddev
Total degree centrality0.0000.5750.0980.121
Total degree centrality [Unscaled]0.00023.0003.9054.859
In-degree centrality0.0000.2500.0980.068
In-degree centrality [Unscaled]0.0005.0001.9521.362
Out-degree centrality0.0000.9000.0980.191
Out-degree centrality [Unscaled]0.00018.0001.9523.811
Eigenvector centrality0.0000.8680.2580.170
Eigenvector centrality [Unscaled]0.0000.6140.1820.120
Eigenvector centrality per component0.0000.5850.1730.114
Closeness centrality0.0480.3330.1500.108
Closeness centrality [Unscaled]0.0020.0170.0070.005
In-Closeness centrality0.0480.1040.0820.013
In-Closeness centrality [Unscaled]0.0020.0050.0040.001
Betweenness centrality0.0000.3330.0250.074
Betweenness centrality [Unscaled]0.000126.5009.42928.266
Hub centrality0.0001.2770.1420.274
Authority centrality0.0000.4270.2880.111
Information centrality0.0000.1520.0480.045
Information centrality [Unscaled]0.0001.5710.4930.470
Clique membership count0.0008.0001.2381.823
Simmelian ties0.0000.1000.0290.045
Simmelian ties [Unscaled]0.0002.0000.5710.904
Clustering coefficient0.0001.0000.2880.337

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#17 (size: 21, density: 0.097619)

RankAgentValueUnscaledContext*
1170.57523.0007.371
250.2259.0001.967
320.1757.0001.195
4190.1506.0000.809
5140.1255.0000.423
6210.1255.0000.423
740.1004.0000.037
890.1004.0000.037
910.0753.000-0.349
1070.0753.000-0.349

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

Mean: 0.098Mean in random network: 0.098
Std.dev: 0.121Std.dev in random network: 0.065

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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#17

RankAgentValueUnscaled
1170.2505.000
220.2004.000
350.2004.000
440.1503.000
590.1503.000
6140.1503.000
7190.1503.000
8210.1503.000
910.1002.000
10120.1002.000

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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#17

RankAgentValueUnscaled
1170.90018.000
250.2505.000
320.1503.000
4190.1503.000
570.1002.000
6140.1002.000
7210.1002.000
810.0501.000
940.0501.000
1060.0501.000

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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: ACTOR#17 (size: 21, density: 0.097619)

RankAgentValueUnscaledContext*
1170.8680.6141.595
250.4290.3040.216
3190.3780.2670.053
420.3440.243-0.052
590.3250.230-0.113
6140.3250.230-0.113
7210.3180.225-0.133
810.2870.203-0.233
940.2670.189-0.296
1070.2350.166-0.395

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

Mean: 0.258Mean in random network: 0.361
Std.dev: 0.170Std.dev in random network: 0.318

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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#17

RankAgentValue
1170.585
250.289
3190.254
420.232
590.219
6140.219
7210.214
810.193
940.180
1070.158

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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#17 (size: 21, density: 0.097619)

RankAgentValueUnscaledContext*
1170.3330.0171.028
250.2740.014-0.057
3180.2740.014-0.057
420.2670.013-0.191
570.2630.013-0.255
6210.2630.013-0.255
760.2600.013-0.317
8190.2270.011-0.911
9140.2250.011-0.957
1090.2220.011-1.003

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

Mean: 0.150Mean in random network: 0.277
Std.dev: 0.108Std.dev in random network: 0.055

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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#17

RankAgentValueUnscaled
140.1040.005
2120.1030.005
310.0870.004
430.0860.004
580.0860.004
6100.0860.004
7110.0860.004
8150.0860.004
9160.0860.004
10200.0860.004

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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#17 (size: 21, density: 0.097619)

RankAgentValueUnscaledContext*
1170.333126.5003.082
250.12547.5000.418
320.05119.500-0.526
4210.0052.000-1.116
510.0031.000-1.150
640.0031.000-1.150
7190.0010.500-1.167

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

Mean: 0.025Mean in random network: 0.092
Std.dev: 0.074Std.dev in random network: 0.078

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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#17

RankAgentValue
1171.277
250.408
3190.273
420.203
5140.175
670.118
7210.118
890.086
9180.076
1010.067

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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#17

RankAgentValue
190.427
2140.427
3210.412
4190.406
550.396
620.347
710.323
840.308
9120.293
1030.279

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Information centrality

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

Input network(s): ACTOR#17

RankAgentValueUnscaled
1170.1521.571
220.1141.181
310.0930.966
450.0920.955
570.0910.941
6210.0890.923
7190.0770.800
8180.0640.665
9140.0630.650
1060.0610.630

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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#17

RankAgentValue
1178.000
223.000
353.000
412.000
542.000
6192.000
7212.000
871.000
991.000
10121.000

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Simmelian ties

The normalized number of Simmelian ties of each node.

Input network(s): ACTOR#17

RankAgentValueUnscaled
120.1002.000
250.1002.000
3140.1002.000
4170.1002.000
5190.1002.000
6210.1002.000

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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#17

RankAgentValue
171.000
290.833
3140.833
4190.667
5210.667
610.500
7120.500
850.400
940.333
1020.250

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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
1171717171741717
2555521255
321819195122
421222431919
5179998714
6421141414101421
719621211911214
831911211519
96144411641
107977122067