Standard Network Analysis: ACTOR#9

Standard Network Analysis: ACTOR#9

Input data: ACTOR#9

Start time: Tue Oct 18 15:32:12 2011

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Network Level Measures

MeasureValue
Row count21.000
Column count21.000
Link count6.000
Density0.014
Components of 1 node (isolates)13
Components of 2 nodes (dyadic isolates)4
Components of 3 or more nodes0
Reciprocity0.500
Characteristic path length1.000
Clustering coefficient0.000
Network levels (diameter)1.000
Network fragmentation0.981
Krackhardt connectedness0.019
Krackhardt efficiency1.000
Krackhardt hierarchy0.500
Krackhardt upperboundedness1.000
Degree centralization0.039
Betweenness centralization0.000
Closeness centralization0.004
Eigenvector centralization0.342
Reciprocal (symmetric)?No (50% of the links are reciprocal)

Node Level Measures

MeasureMinMaxAvgStddev
Total degree centrality0.0000.0500.0140.020
Total degree centrality [Unscaled]0.0002.0000.5710.791
In-degree centrality0.0000.0500.0140.023
In-degree centrality [Unscaled]0.0001.0000.2860.452
Out-degree centrality0.0000.0500.0140.023
Out-degree centrality [Unscaled]0.0001.0000.2860.452
Eigenvector centrality0.0000.5000.1900.243
Eigenvector centrality [Unscaled]0.0000.3540.1350.172
Eigenvector centrality per component0.0000.0670.0260.033
Closeness centrality0.0480.0500.0480.001
Closeness centrality [Unscaled]0.0020.0020.0020.000
In-Closeness centrality0.0480.0500.0480.001
In-Closeness centrality [Unscaled]0.0020.0020.0020.000
Betweenness centrality0.0000.0000.0000.000
Betweenness centrality [Unscaled]0.0000.0000.0000.000
Hub centrality0.0000.5770.1650.261
Authority centrality0.0000.5770.1650.261
Information centrality0.0000.3790.0480.110
Information centrality [Unscaled]0.0000.0000.0000.000
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#9 (size: 21, density: 0.0142857)

RankAgentValueUnscaledContext*
120.0502.0001.379
250.0502.0001.379
3190.0502.0001.379
4210.0502.0001.379
510.0251.0000.414
630.0251.0000.414
7140.0251.0000.414
8160.0251.0000.414

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

Mean: 0.014Mean in random network: 0.014
Std.dev: 0.020Std.dev in random network: 0.026

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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#9

RankAgentValueUnscaled
110.0501.000
220.0501.000
350.0501.000
4140.0501.000
5190.0501.000
6210.0501.000

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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#9

RankAgentValueUnscaled
120.0501.000
230.0501.000
350.0501.000
4160.0501.000
5190.0501.000
6210.0501.000

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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#9 (size: 21, density: 0.0142857)

RankAgentValueUnscaledContext*
110.5000.3540.188
220.5000.3540.188
330.5000.3540.188
450.5000.3540.188
5140.5000.3540.188
6160.5000.3540.188
7190.5000.3540.188
8210.5000.3540.188

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

Mean: 0.190Mean in random network: 0.404
Std.dev: 0.243Std.dev in random network: 0.509

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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#9

RankAgentValue
110.067
220.067
330.067
450.067
5140.067
6160.067
7190.067
8210.067

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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#9 (size: 21, density: 0.0142857)

RankAgentValueUnscaledContext*
120.0500.002-19.120
230.0500.002-19.120
350.0500.002-19.120
4160.0500.002-19.120
5190.0500.002-19.120
6210.0500.002-19.120
710.0480.002-18.981
840.0480.002-18.981
960.0480.002-18.981
1070.0480.002-18.981

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

Mean: 0.048Mean in random network: -0.279
Std.dev: 0.001Std.dev in random network: -0.017

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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#9

RankAgentValueUnscaled
110.0500.002
220.0500.002
350.0500.002
4140.0500.002
5190.0500.002
6210.0500.002
730.0480.002
840.0480.002
960.0480.002
1070.0480.002

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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#9 (size: 21, density: 0.0142857)

RankAgentValueUnscaledContext*
1All nodes have this value0.000

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

Mean: 0.000Mean in random network: 0.172
Std.dev: 0.000Std.dev in random network: 0.246

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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#9

RankAgentValue
120.577
230.577
350.577
4160.577
5190.577
6210.577

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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#9

RankAgentValue
110.577
220.577
350.577
4140.577
5190.577
6210.577

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Information centrality

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

Input network(s): ACTOR#9

RankAgentValueUnscaled
130.3790.000
2160.3790.000
320.0610.000
450.0610.000
5190.0610.000
6210.0610.000

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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#9

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#9

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#9

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
112111122
223222235
3353355519
44165514141621
551914141919191
662116162121213
771191933114
884212144416
996446664
10107667776