Standard Network Analysis: THURA

Standard Network Analysis: THURA

Input data: THURA

Start time: Tue Oct 18 12:00:46 2011

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Network Level Measures

MeasureValue
Row count15.000
Column count15.000
Link count34.000
Density0.162
Components of 1 node (isolates)0
Components of 2 nodes (dyadic isolates)0
Components of 3 or more nodes1
Reciprocity0.000
Characteristic path length1.000
Clustering coefficient0.427
Network levels (diameter)1.000
Network fragmentation0.000
Krackhardt connectedness1.000
Krackhardt efficiency0.780
Krackhardt hierarchy1.000
Krackhardt upperboundedness1.000
Degree centralization0.390
Betweenness centralization0.000
Closeness centralization1.868
Eigenvector centralization0.409
Reciprocal (symmetric)?No (0% of the links are reciprocal)

Node Level Measures

MeasureMinMaxAvgStddev
Total degree centrality0.0710.5000.1620.139
Total degree centrality [Unscaled]2.00014.0004.5333.896
In-degree centrality0.0000.2140.1620.061
In-degree centrality [Unscaled]0.0003.0002.2670.854
Out-degree centrality0.0001.0000.1620.328
Out-degree centrality [Unscaled]0.00014.0002.2674.597
Eigenvector centrality0.2190.6870.3330.149
Eigenvector centrality [Unscaled]0.1550.4860.2360.106
Eigenvector centrality per component0.1550.4860.2360.106
Closeness centrality0.0671.0000.1610.249
Closeness centrality [Unscaled]0.0050.0710.0110.018
In-Closeness centrality0.0670.0830.0790.005
In-Closeness centrality [Unscaled]0.0050.0060.0060.000
Betweenness centrality0.0000.0000.0000.000
Betweenness centrality [Unscaled]0.0000.0000.0000.000
Hub centrality0.0000.9710.1630.327
Authority centrality0.0000.4290.3480.111
Information centrality0.0000.3700.0670.126
Information centrality [Unscaled]0.0009.7771.7613.319
Clique membership count1.00011.0002.6673.419
Simmelian ties0.0000.0000.0000.000
Simmelian ties [Unscaled]0.0000.0000.0000.000
Clustering coefficient0.1100.5000.4270.138

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: THURA (size: 15, density: 0.161905)

RankAgentValueUnscaledContext*
1PETE0.50014.0003.555
2PRESIDENT0.50014.0003.555
3EMMA0.2507.0000.926
4MINNA0.1434.000-0.200
5AMY0.1073.000-0.576
6TINA0.1073.000-0.576
7LISA0.1073.000-0.576
8MARY0.1073.000-0.576
9ROSE0.1073.000-0.576
10MIKE0.1073.000-0.576

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

Mean: 0.162Mean in random network: 0.162
Std.dev: 0.139Std.dev in random network: 0.095

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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): THURA

RankAgentValueUnscaled
1AMY0.2143.000
2TINA0.2143.000
3LISA0.2143.000
4MARY0.2143.000
5ROSE0.2143.000
6MIKE0.2143.000
7PEG0.2143.000
8ANN0.1432.000
9KATY0.1432.000
10BILL0.1432.000

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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): THURA

RankAgentValueUnscaled
1PRESIDENT1.00014.000
2PETE0.92913.000
3EMMA0.3575.000
4MINNA0.1432.000

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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: THURA (size: 15, density: 0.161905)

RankAgentValueUnscaledContext*
1PETE0.6870.4860.860
2PRESIDENT0.6870.4860.860
3EMMA0.4510.3190.154
4MINNA0.3050.215-0.286
5TINA0.2910.206-0.326
6MARY0.2910.206-0.326
7ROSE0.2910.206-0.326
8MIKE0.2910.206-0.326
9PEG0.2910.206-0.326
10AMY0.2680.189-0.396

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

Mean: 0.333Mean in random network: 0.400
Std.dev: 0.149Std.dev in random network: 0.334

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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): THURA

RankAgentValue
1PETE0.486
2PRESIDENT0.486
3EMMA0.319
4MINNA0.215
5TINA0.206
6MARY0.206
7ROSE0.206
8MIKE0.206
9PEG0.206
10AMY0.189

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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: THURA (size: 15, density: 0.161905)

RankAgentValueUnscaledContext*
1PRESIDENT1.0000.07112.150
2PETE0.5000.0362.693
3EMMA0.1000.007-4.873
4MINNA0.0770.005-5.309
5ANN0.0670.005-5.503
6AMY0.0670.005-5.503
7KATY0.0670.005-5.503
8BILL0.0670.005-5.503
9TINA0.0670.005-5.503
10ANDY0.0670.005-5.503

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

Mean: 0.161Mean in random network: 0.358
Std.dev: 0.249Std.dev in random network: 0.053

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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): THURA

RankAgentValueUnscaled
1AMY0.0830.006
2TINA0.0830.006
3LISA0.0830.006
4MARY0.0830.006
5ROSE0.0830.006
6MIKE0.0830.006
7PEG0.0830.006
8ANN0.0770.005
9KATY0.0770.005
10BILL0.0770.005

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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: THURA (size: 15, density: 0.161905)

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: 0.112
Std.dev: 0.000Std.dev in random network: 0.076

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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): THURA

RankAgentValue
1PRESIDENT0.971
2PETE0.937
3EMMA0.399
4MINNA0.142

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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): THURA

RankAgentValue
1TINA0.429
2MARY0.429
3ROSE0.429
4MIKE0.429
5PEG0.429
6AMY0.381
7LISA0.381
8ANN0.355
9KATY0.355
10BILL0.355

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Information centrality

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

Input network(s): THURA

RankAgentValueUnscaled
1PRESIDENT0.3709.777
2PETE0.3549.342
3EMMA0.1794.715
4MINNA0.0972.574

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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): THURA

RankAgentValue
1PETE11.000
2PRESIDENT11.000
3EMMA5.000
4MINNA2.000
5ANN1.000
6AMY1.000
7KATY1.000
8BILL1.000
9TINA1.000
10ANDY1.000

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Simmelian ties

The normalized number of Simmelian ties of each node.

Input network(s): THURA

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): THURA

RankAgentValue
1ANN0.500
2AMY0.500
3KATY0.500
4BILL0.500
5TINA0.500
6ANDY0.500
7LISA0.500
8MARY0.500
9ROSE0.500
10MIKE0.500

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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
1ANNPRESIDENTPETEPETEAMYAMYPRESIDENTPETE
2AMYPETEPRESIDENTPRESIDENTTINATINAPETEPRESIDENT
3KATYEMMAEMMAEMMALISALISAEMMAEMMA
4BILLMINNAMINNAMINNAMARYMARYMINNAMINNA
5PETEANNTINATINAROSEROSEANNAMY
6TINAAMYMARYMARYMIKEMIKEAMYTINA
7ANDYKATYROSEROSEPEGPEGKATYLISA
8LISABILLMIKEMIKEANNANNBILLMARY
9PRESIDENTTINAPEGPEGKATYKATYTINAROSE
10MINNAANDYAMYAMYBILLBILLANDYMIKE