STANDARD NETWORK ANALYSIS REPORT

STANDARD NETWORK ANALYSIS REPORT

Input data: szcid

Start time: Tue Oct 18 11:43:54 2011

Data Description

Calculates common social network measures on each selected input network.

Network

Network Level Measures

MeasureValue
Row count16.000
Column count16.000
Link count60.000
Density0.500
Components of 1 node (isolates)1
Components of 2 nodes (dyadic isolates)0
Components of 3 or more nodes1
Reciprocity1.000
Characteristic path length1.629
Clustering coefficient0.604
Network levels (diameter)3.000
Network fragmentation0.125
Krackhardt connectedness0.875
Krackhardt efficiency0.495
Krackhardt hierarchy0.000
Krackhardt upperboundedness1.000
Degree centralization0.221
Betweenness centralization0.081
Closeness centralization0.039
Eigenvector centralization0.335
Reciprocal (symmetric)?Yes

Node Level Measures

MeasureMinMaxAvgStddev
Total degree centrality0.0000.3670.1730.080
Total degree centrality [Unscaled]0.00022.00010.3754.781
In-degree centrality0.0000.3670.1730.080
In-degree centrality [Unscaled]0.00022.00010.3754.781
Out-degree centrality0.0000.3670.1730.080
Out-degree centrality [Unscaled]0.00022.00010.3754.781
Eigenvector centrality0.0000.6160.3230.144
Eigenvector centrality [Unscaled]0.0000.4360.2280.102
Eigenvector centrality per component0.0000.4090.2140.095
Closeness centrality0.0160.1810.1630.038
Closeness centrality [Unscaled]0.0010.0120.0110.003
In-Closeness centrality0.0160.1810.1630.038
In-Closeness centrality [Unscaled]0.0010.0120.0110.003
Betweenness centrality0.0000.1110.0350.031
Betweenness centrality [Unscaled]0.00011.6923.7153.248
Hub centrality0.0000.6160.3230.144
Authority centrality0.0000.6160.3230.144
Information centrality0.0000.0910.0630.020
Information centrality [Unscaled]0.0007.4395.1191.614
Clique membership count0.00011.0005.0632.561
Simmelian ties0.0000.8000.5000.180
Simmelian ties [Unscaled]0.00012.0007.5002.693
Clustering coefficient0.0000.8570.6040.184

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: agent x agent (size: 16, density: 0.5)

RankAgentValueUnscaledContext*
1AMRO0.36722.000-1.067
2ABN0.26716.000-1.867
3AKZO0.23314.000-2.133
4NS0.21713.000-2.267
5SHV0.20012.000-2.400
6ENNIA0.18311.000-2.533
7NB0.18311.000-2.533
8NATND0.18311.000-2.533
9RSV0.18311.000-2.533
10HEINK0.16710.000-2.667

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

Mean: 0.173Mean in random network: 0.500
Std.dev: 0.080Std.dev in random network: 0.125

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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): agent x agent

RankAgentValueUnscaled
1AMRO0.36722.000
2ABN0.26716.000
3AKZO0.23314.000
4NS0.21713.000
5SHV0.20012.000
6ENNIA0.18311.000
7NB0.18311.000
8NATND0.18311.000
9RSV0.18311.000
10HEINK0.16710.000

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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): agent x agent

RankAgentValueUnscaled
1AMRO0.36722.000
2ABN0.26716.000
3AKZO0.23314.000
4NS0.21713.000
5SHV0.20012.000
6ENNIA0.18311.000
7NB0.18311.000
8NATND0.18311.000
9RSV0.18311.000
10HEINK0.16710.000

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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: agent x agent (size: 16, density: 0.5)

RankAgentValueUnscaledContext*
1AMRO0.6160.436-0.254
2NS0.4440.314-0.942
3ABN0.4290.303-1.001
4AKZO0.4170.295-1.050
5SHV0.4140.293-1.063
6NATND0.3900.275-1.159
7ENNIA0.3810.269-1.193
8RSV0.3620.256-1.268
9NB0.3590.254-1.281
10HEINK0.3320.235-1.390

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

Mean: 0.323Mean in random network: 0.680
Std.dev: 0.144Std.dev in random network: 0.250

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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): agent x agent

RankAgentValue
1AMRO0.409
2NS0.294
3ABN0.284
4AKZO0.276
5SHV0.274
6NATND0.258
7ENNIA0.253
8RSV0.240
9NB0.238
10HEINK0.220

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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: agent x agent (size: 16, density: 0.5)

RankAgentValueUnscaledContext*
1PHLPS0.1810.012-8.093
2AKZO0.1790.012-8.129
3NB0.1760.012-8.164
4ABN0.1740.012-8.198
5SHV0.1740.012-8.198
6ENNIA0.1720.011-8.232
7FGH0.1720.011-8.232
8HEINK0.1720.011-8.232
9RSV0.1720.011-8.232
10AMRO0.1700.011-8.264

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

Mean: 0.163Mean in random network: 0.667
Std.dev: 0.038Std.dev in random network: 0.060

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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): agent x agent

RankAgentValueUnscaled
1PHLPS0.1810.012
2AKZO0.1790.012
3NB0.1760.012
4ABN0.1740.012
5SHV0.1740.012
6ENNIA0.1720.011
7FGH0.1720.011
8HEINK0.1720.011
9RSV0.1720.011
10AMRO0.1700.011

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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: agent x agent (size: 16, density: 0.5)

RankAgentValueUnscaledContext*
1PHLPS0.11111.6921.643
2AKZO0.10010.4581.369
3SHV0.0565.9080.357
4OGEM0.0464.8750.128
5ABN0.0444.6080.068
6NB0.0404.192-0.024
7HEINK0.0343.533-0.171
8ENNIA0.0313.250-0.234
9FGH0.0303.200-0.245
10RSV0.0252.575-0.384

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

Mean: 0.035Mean in random network: 0.041
Std.dev: 0.031Std.dev in random network: 0.043

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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): agent x agent

RankAgentValue
1AMRO0.616
2NS0.444
3ABN0.429
4AKZO0.417
5SHV0.414
6NATND0.390
7ENNIA0.381
8RSV0.362
9NB0.359
10HEINK0.332

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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): agent x agent

RankAgentValue
1AMRO0.616
2NS0.444
3ABN0.429
4AKZO0.417
5SHV0.414
6NATND0.390
7ENNIA0.381
8RSV0.362
9NB0.359
10HEINK0.332

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Information centrality

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

Input network(s): agent x agent

RankAgentValueUnscaled
1AMRO0.0917.439
2ABN0.0806.583
3AKZO0.0786.372
4NS0.0735.957
5SHV0.0725.861
6RSV0.0695.644
7NB0.0695.621
8NATND0.0685.539
9ENNIA0.0675.528
10HEINK0.0665.392

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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): agent x agent

RankAgentValue
1AMRO11.000
2AKZO9.000
3NB8.000
4PHLPS7.000
5ABN6.000
6SHV5.000
7RSV5.000
8ENNIA4.000
9BUHRT4.000
10AGO4.000

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Simmelian ties

The normalized number of Simmelian ties of each node.

Input network(s): agent x agent

RankAgentValueUnscaled
1AMRO0.80012.000
2AKZO0.73311.000
3ABN0.66710.000
4NB0.6009.000
5SHV0.6009.000
6PHLPS0.6009.000
7NS0.5338.000
8RSV0.5338.000
9ENNIA0.4677.000
10HEINK0.4677.000

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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): agent x agent

RankAgentValue
1NATND0.857
2AGO0.800
3NS0.750
4NB0.722
5ENNIA0.714
6SHV0.667
7HEINK0.619
8RSV0.607
9BUHRT0.600
10FGH0.600

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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
1PHLPSPHLPSAMROAMROAMROPHLPSAMROAMRO
2AKZOAKZONSNSABNAKZOABNABN
3SHVNBABNABNAKZONBAKZOAKZO
4OGEMABNAKZOAKZONSABNNSNS
5ABNSHVSHVSHVSHVSHVSHVSHV
6NBENNIANATNDNATNDENNIAENNIAENNIAENNIA
7HEINKFGHENNIAENNIANBFGHNBNB
8ENNIAHEINKRSVRSVNATNDHEINKNATNDNATND
9FGHRSVNBNBRSVRSVRSVRSV
10RSVAMROHEINKHEINKHEINKAMROHEINKHEINK

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