Standard Network Analysis: ACTOR#5

Standard Network Analysis: ACTOR#5

Input data: ACTOR5

Start time: Tue Oct 18 15:31:47 2011

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Network Level Measures

MeasureValue
Row count21.000
Column count21.000
Link count69.000
Density0.164
Components of 1 node (isolates)2
Components of 2 nodes (dyadic isolates)0
Components of 3 or more nodes1
Reciprocity0.408
Characteristic path length2.269
Clustering coefficient0.399
Network levels (diameter)6.000
Network fragmentation0.186
Krackhardt connectedness0.814
Krackhardt efficiency0.797
Krackhardt hierarchy0.367
Krackhardt upperboundedness0.967
Degree centralization0.233
Betweenness centralization0.191
Closeness centralization0.051
Eigenvector centralization0.337
Reciprocal (symmetric)?No (40% of the links are reciprocal)

Node Level Measures

MeasureMinMaxAvgStddev
Total degree centrality0.0000.3750.1640.120
Total degree centrality [Unscaled]0.00015.0006.5714.806
In-degree centrality0.0000.6000.1640.163
In-degree centrality [Unscaled]0.00012.0003.2863.268
Out-degree centrality0.0000.4000.1640.114
Out-degree centrality [Unscaled]0.0008.0003.2862.271
Eigenvector centrality0.0000.5590.2540.175
Eigenvector centrality [Unscaled]0.0000.3950.1800.124
Eigenvector centrality per component0.0000.3580.1630.112
Closeness centrality0.0480.1470.1230.025
Closeness centrality [Unscaled]0.0020.0070.0060.001
In-Closeness centrality0.0480.3030.1880.091
In-Closeness centrality [Unscaled]0.0020.0150.0090.005
Betweenness centrality0.0000.2250.0430.070
Betweenness centrality [Unscaled]0.00085.41716.38126.423
Hub centrality0.0000.6500.2530.177
Authority centrality0.0000.7350.2150.221
Information centrality0.0000.0760.0480.021
Information centrality [Unscaled]0.0001.9711.2310.536
Clique membership count0.00010.0002.9052.776
Simmelian ties0.0000.3000.0570.086
Simmelian ties [Unscaled]0.0006.0001.1431.726
Clustering coefficient0.0001.0000.3990.233

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#5 (size: 21, density: 0.164286)

RankAgentValueUnscaledContext*
120.37515.0002.606
2140.37515.0002.606
350.32513.0001.988
4190.32513.0001.988
5210.32513.0001.988
6170.25010.0001.060
7110.2259.0000.751
870.2008.0000.442
960.1757.0000.133
1090.1506.000-0.177

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

Mean: 0.164Mean in random network: 0.164
Std.dev: 0.120Std.dev in random network: 0.081

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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#5

RankAgentValueUnscaled
120.60012.000
2140.50010.000
3190.3507.000
450.3006.000
5210.3006.000
670.2505.000
760.2004.000
8110.2004.000
910.1002.000
1030.1002.000

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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#5

RankAgentValueUnscaled
1170.4008.000
250.3507.000
3210.3507.000
4190.3006.000
5110.2505.000
6140.2505.000
790.2004.000
8180.2004.000
920.1503.000
1060.1503.000

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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#5 (size: 21, density: 0.164286)

RankAgentValueUnscaledContext*
120.5590.3950.391
2140.5380.3800.323
3170.4840.3420.145
4210.4410.3120.005
550.4270.302-0.039
670.4010.284-0.125
7110.3840.272-0.180
860.3410.241-0.321
9190.3360.238-0.338
10120.2670.188-0.565

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

Mean: 0.254Mean in random network: 0.439
Std.dev: 0.175Std.dev in random network: 0.306

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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#5

RankAgentValue
120.358
2140.344
3170.309
4210.282
550.273
670.257
7110.246
860.218
9190.215
10120.171

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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#5 (size: 21, density: 0.164286)

RankAgentValueUnscaledContext*
1180.1470.007-4.131
2130.1400.007-4.257
340.1380.007-4.291
4170.1370.007-4.307
550.1360.007-4.324
6210.1350.007-4.340
780.1330.007-4.371
8110.1320.007-4.387
9140.1320.007-4.387
10190.1320.007-4.387

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

Mean: 0.123Mean in random network: 0.383
Std.dev: 0.025Std.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#5

RankAgentValueUnscaled
120.3030.015
2140.2740.014
3210.2630.013
450.2600.013
570.2560.013
610.2470.012
7160.2440.012
8190.2410.012
9170.2350.012
1060.2330.012

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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#5 (size: 21, density: 0.164286)

RankAgentValueUnscaledContext*
120.22585.4172.755
2210.22384.8832.729
350.12647.8170.897
4140.11945.2330.770
5190.08231.2170.077
680.03915.000-0.725
7110.02810.583-0.943
8170.0228.367-1.053
990.0186.783-1.131
1070.0124.533-1.242

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

Mean: 0.043Mean in random network: 0.078
Std.dev: 0.070Std.dev in random network: 0.053

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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#5

RankAgentValue
1170.650
2210.531
350.499
4110.492
5140.398
670.314
7190.307
8180.301
960.272
10120.251

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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#5

RankAgentValue
120.735
2140.654
3190.480
450.468
570.419
6210.370
760.299
8110.226
9120.211
10170.184

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Information centrality

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

Input network(s): ACTOR#5

RankAgentValueUnscaled
1170.0761.971
250.0711.839
3210.0701.816
4110.0671.727
5140.0631.625
6180.0621.615
7190.0611.585
890.0591.528
960.0551.416
1070.0551.413

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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#5

RankAgentValue
11410.000
229.000
3196.000
455.000
5115.000
6175.000
7214.000
873.000
962.000
1092.000

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Simmelian ties

The normalized number of Simmelian ties of each node.

Input network(s): ACTOR#5

RankAgentValueUnscaled
150.3006.000
2190.2505.000
3140.1503.000
430.1002.000
590.1002.000
6110.1002.000
7170.1002.000
8210.1002.000

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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#5

RankAgentValue
131.000
2120.750
3150.667
410.500
5130.500
6160.500
770.467
8170.464
960.433
10210.429

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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
12182222172
2211314141414514
35417171921215
414172121551919
5195552171121
682177711417
71181111616911
81711661119187
9914191911726
1071912123669