Standard Network Analysis: WOLFK

Standard Network Analysis: WOLFK

Input data: WOLFK

Start time: Tue Oct 18 12:13:45 2011

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Network Level Measures

MeasureValue
Row count20.000
Column count20.000
Link count15.000
Density0.039
Components of 1 node (isolates)4
Components of 2 nodes (dyadic isolates)0
Components of 3 or more nodes2
Reciprocity0.000
Characteristic path length1.263
Clustering coefficient0.021
Network levels (diameter)3.000
Network fragmentation0.621
Krackhardt connectedness0.379
Krackhardt efficiency0.983
Krackhardt hierarchy1.000
Krackhardt upperboundedness0.448
Degree centralization0.073
Betweenness centralization0.008
Closeness centralization0.049
Eigenvector centralization0.592
Reciprocal (symmetric)?No (0% of the links are reciprocal)

Node Level Measures

MeasureMinMaxAvgStddev
Total degree centrality0.0000.1050.0390.033
Total degree centrality [Unscaled]0.0004.0001.5001.245
In-degree centrality0.0000.2110.0390.047
In-degree centrality [Unscaled]0.0004.0000.7500.887
Out-degree centrality0.0000.2110.0390.064
Out-degree centrality [Unscaled]0.0004.0000.7501.220
Eigenvector centrality0.0000.7410.2070.239
Eigenvector centrality [Unscaled]0.0000.5240.1470.169
Eigenvector centrality per component0.0000.3140.1070.092
Closeness centrality0.0500.0760.0530.006
Closeness centrality [Unscaled]0.0030.0040.0030.000
In-Closeness centrality0.0500.0660.0530.004
In-Closeness centrality [Unscaled]0.0030.0030.0030.000
Betweenness centrality0.0000.0090.0010.002
Betweenness centrality [Unscaled]0.0003.0000.2500.766
Hub centrality0.0000.7070.1410.283
Authority centrality0.0001.2650.1270.290
Information centrality0.0000.2320.0500.078
Information centrality [Unscaled]0.0003.1130.6701.052
Clique membership count0.0001.0000.1500.357
Simmelian ties0.0000.0000.0000.000
Simmelian ties [Unscaled]0.0000.0000.0000.000
Clustering coefficient0.0000.1670.0210.052

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: WOLFK (size: 20, density: 0.0394737)

RankAgentValueUnscaledContext*
110.1054.0001.511
260.1054.0001.511
390.0793.0000.907
4130.0793.0000.907
5160.0793.0000.907
6110.0532.0000.302
7190.0532.0000.302
820.0261.000-0.302
930.0261.000-0.302
1070.0261.000-0.302

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

Mean: 0.039Mean in random network: 0.039
Std.dev: 0.033Std.dev in random network: 0.044

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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): WOLFK

RankAgentValueUnscaled
110.2114.000
220.0531.000
330.0531.000
470.0531.000
580.0531.000
690.0531.000
7120.0531.000
8140.0531.000
9150.0531.000
10160.0531.000

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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): WOLFK

RankAgentValueUnscaled
160.2114.000
2130.1583.000
390.1052.000
4110.1052.000
5160.1052.000
6190.1052.000

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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: WOLFK (size: 20, density: 0.0394737)

RankAgentValueUnscaledContext*
110.7410.5240.517
290.6860.4850.389
3160.6270.4430.252
460.4510.319-0.159
5110.3260.230-0.451
6190.3260.230-0.451
7170.2360.167-0.659
830.1700.120-0.814
970.1700.120-0.814
1080.1700.120-0.814

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

Mean: 0.207Mean in random network: 0.519
Std.dev: 0.239Std.dev in random network: 0.429

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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): WOLFK

RankAgentValue
110.314
290.291
3160.266
460.191
5130.141
6110.138
7190.138
8170.100
9150.082
1020.082

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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: WOLFK (size: 20, density: 0.0394737)

RankAgentValueUnscaledContext*
160.0760.00420.289
2130.0590.00318.757
390.0590.00318.741
4110.0560.00318.461
5160.0560.00318.461
6190.0560.00318.461
710.0500.00317.957
820.0500.00317.957
930.0500.00317.957
1040.0500.00317.957

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

Mean: 0.053Mean in random network: -0.148
Std.dev: 0.006Std.dev in random network: 0.011

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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): WOLFK

RankAgentValueUnscaled
110.0660.003
2170.0580.003
3160.0550.003
420.0530.003
530.0530.003
670.0530.003
780.0530.003
890.0530.003
9120.0530.003
10140.0530.003

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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: WOLFK (size: 20, density: 0.0394737)

RankAgentValueUnscaledContext*
190.0093.000-0.467
2160.0062.000-0.478

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

Mean: 0.001Mean in random network: 0.136
Std.dev: 0.002Std.dev in random network: 0.273

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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): WOLFK

RankAgentValue
190.707
2110.707
3160.707
4190.707
560.000
6130.000

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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): WOLFK

RankAgentValue
111.265
2120.316
3160.316
4170.316
5200.316
630.000
770.000
880.000
990.000
1020.000

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Information centrality

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

Input network(s): WOLFK

RankAgentValueUnscaled
160.2323.113
2130.1852.474
390.1552.075
4160.1502.010
5110.1391.865
6190.1391.865

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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): WOLFK

RankAgentValue
111.000
291.000
3161.000

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Simmelian ties

The normalized number of Simmelian ties of each node.

Input network(s): WOLFK

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): WOLFK

RankAgentValue
190.167
2160.167
310.083

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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
196111161
2161399217136
319161631699
421166721113
53161113831616
64191911971911
7511719128119
86231714922
973715151233
108482161447