Standard Network Analysis: ACTOR#20

Standard Network Analysis: ACTOR#20

Input data: ACTOR#20

Start time: Tue Oct 18 15:31:21 2011

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Network Level Measures

MeasureValue
Row count21.000
Column count21.000
Link count10.000
Density0.024
Components of 1 node (isolates)13
Components of 2 nodes (dyadic isolates)0
Components of 3 or more nodes1
Reciprocity0.250
Characteristic path length1.875
Clustering coefficient0.000
Network levels (diameter)4.000
Network fragmentation0.867
Krackhardt connectedness0.133
Krackhardt efficiency0.952
Krackhardt hierarchy0.857
Krackhardt upperboundedness0.714
Degree centralization0.112
Betweenness centralization0.022
Closeness centralization0.030
Eigenvector centralization0.472
Reciprocal (symmetric)?No (25% of the links are reciprocal)

Node Level Measures

MeasureMinMaxAvgStddev
Total degree centrality0.0000.1250.0240.036
Total degree centrality [Unscaled]0.0005.0000.9521.430
In-degree centrality0.0000.1500.0240.045
In-degree centrality [Unscaled]0.0003.0000.4760.906
Out-degree centrality0.0000.1000.0240.037
Out-degree centrality [Unscaled]0.0002.0000.4760.732
Eigenvector centrality0.0000.6120.1850.247
Eigenvector centrality [Unscaled]0.0000.4320.1310.175
Eigenvector centrality per component0.0000.1650.0500.067
Closeness centrality0.0480.0650.0510.006
Closeness centrality [Unscaled]0.0020.0030.0030.000
In-Closeness centrality0.0480.0700.0510.006
In-Closeness centrality [Unscaled]0.0020.0030.0030.000
Betweenness centrality0.0000.0240.0030.006
Betweenness centrality [Unscaled]0.0009.0001.0002.182
Hub centrality0.0000.8880.1160.286
Authority centrality0.0001.2560.1040.291
Information centrality0.0000.1810.0480.070
Information centrality [Unscaled]0.0001.5340.4030.593
Clique membership count0.0000.0000.0000.000
Simmelian ties0.0000.0000.0000.000
Simmelian ties [Unscaled]0.0000.0000.0000.000
Clustering coefficient0.0000.0000.0000.000

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#20 (size: 21, density: 0.0238095)

RankAgentValueUnscaledContext*
1200.1255.0003.042
2110.0753.0001.539
3140.0753.0001.539
4180.0753.0001.539
530.0502.0000.787
670.0502.0000.787
7100.0251.0000.036
8150.0251.0000.036

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

Mean: 0.024Mean in random network: 0.024
Std.dev: 0.036Std.dev in random network: 0.033

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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#20

RankAgentValueUnscaled
1140.1503.000
2200.1503.000
330.0501.000
470.0501.000
5110.0501.000
6180.0501.000

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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#20

RankAgentValueUnscaled
1110.1002.000
2180.1002.000
3200.1002.000
430.0501.000
570.0501.000
6100.0501.000
7150.0501.000

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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#20 (size: 21, density: 0.0238095)

RankAgentValueUnscaledContext*
1140.6120.432-0.652
2200.6120.432-0.652
3110.5230.370-0.812
4180.5230.370-0.812
530.5230.370-0.812
670.5230.370-0.812
7100.2820.199-1.244
8150.2820.199-1.244

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

Mean: 0.185Mean in random network: 0.975
Std.dev: 0.247Std.dev in random network: 0.558

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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#20

RankAgentValue
1140.165
2200.165
3110.141
4180.141
530.141
670.141
7100.076
8150.076

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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#20 (size: 21, density: 0.0238095)

RankAgentValueUnscaledContext*
1100.0650.00393.534
2110.0620.00393.035
3180.0620.00393.035
4200.0620.00393.035
530.0500.00291.081
670.0500.00291.081
7150.0500.00291.081
810.0480.00290.684
920.0480.00290.684
1040.0480.00290.684

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

Mean: 0.051Mean in random network: -0.497
Std.dev: 0.006Std.dev in random network: 0.006

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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#20

RankAgentValueUnscaled
1140.0700.003
230.0580.003
370.0580.003
4200.0560.003
5110.0550.003
6180.0550.003
710.0480.002
820.0480.002
940.0480.002
1050.0480.002

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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#20 (size: 21, density: 0.0238095)

RankAgentValueUnscaledContext*
1200.0249.000-0.658
2110.0114.000-0.729
3180.0114.000-0.729
430.0052.000-0.758
570.0052.000-0.758

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

Mean: 0.003Mean in random network: 0.145
Std.dev: 0.006Std.dev in random network: 0.184

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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#20

RankAgentValue
1110.888
2180.888
3100.650
430.000
570.000
6150.000
7200.000

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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#20

RankAgentValue
1201.256
230.460
370.460
4140.000
5110.000
6180.000

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Information centrality

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

Input network(s): ACTOR#20

RankAgentValueUnscaled
1110.1811.534
2180.1811.534
3200.1811.534
4100.1231.037
530.1150.974
670.1150.974
7150.1030.868

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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#20

RankAgentValue
1All nodes have this value0.000

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Simmelian ties

The normalized number of Simmelian ties of each node.

Input network(s): ACTOR#20

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#20

RankAgentValue
1All nodes have this value0.000

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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
12010141414141120
2111120202031811
318181111372014
43201818720318
57333111173
617771818107
72151010111510
841151522115
952114421
1064225542