Standard Network Analysis: task-event---task-event

Standard Network Analysis: task-event---task-event

Input data: task-event---task-event

Start time: Tue Oct 18 12:10:42 2011

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Network Level Measures

MeasureValue
Row count22.000
Column count22.000
Link count8.000
Density0.017
Components of 1 node (isolates)13
Components of 2 nodes (dyadic isolates)1
Components of 3 or more nodes1
Reciprocity0.000
Characteristic path length2.500
Clustering coefficient0.038
Network levels (diameter)5.000
Network fragmentation0.905
Krackhardt connectedness0.095
Krackhardt efficiency0.933
Krackhardt hierarchy1.000
Krackhardt upperboundedness0.933
Degree centralization0.054
Betweenness centralization0.020
Closeness centralization0.011
Eigenvector centralization0.826
Reciprocal (symmetric)?No (0% of the links are reciprocal)

Node Level Measures

MeasureMinMaxAvgStddev
Total degree centrality0.0000.0600.0110.017
Total degree centrality [Unscaled]0.0005.0000.9091.443
In-degree centrality0.0000.0710.0110.020
In-degree centrality [Unscaled]0.0003.0000.4550.838
Out-degree centrality0.0000.0710.0110.021
Out-degree centrality [Unscaled]0.0003.0000.4550.891
Eigenvector centrality0.0000.8870.1360.269
Eigenvector centrality [Unscaled]0.0000.6270.0960.190
Eigenvector centrality per component0.0000.2000.0360.060
Closeness centrality0.0230.0290.0240.002
Closeness centrality [Unscaled]0.0010.0010.0010.000
In-Closeness centrality0.0230.0290.0240.002
In-Closeness centrality [Unscaled]0.0010.0010.0010.000
Betweenness centrality0.0000.0210.0020.006
Betweenness centrality [Unscaled]0.0009.0000.9552.531
Hub centrality0.0001.0000.0910.287
Authority centrality0.0001.1340.1030.283
Information centrality0.0000.2610.0450.081
Information centrality [Unscaled]0.0002.4890.4340.773
Clique membership count0.0001.0000.1360.343
Simmelian ties0.0000.0000.0000.000
Simmelian ties [Unscaled]0.0000.0000.0000.000
Clustering coefficient0.0000.5000.0380.112

Key Nodes

This chart shows the Task that is repeatedly top-ranked in the measures listed below. The value shown is the percentage of measures for which the Task 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: task-event---task-event (size: 22, density: 0.017316)

RankTaskValueUnscaledContext*
1suspect0.0605.0001.518
2kill0.0484.0001.090
3raid0.0363.0000.662
4collabor0.0363.0000.662
5crime0.0121.000-0.195
6aide0.0121.000-0.195
7support0.0121.000-0.195
8arrest0.0121.000-0.195
9airstrik0.0121.000-0.195

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

Mean: 0.011Mean in random network: 0.017
Std.dev: 0.017Std.dev in random network: 0.028

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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): task-event---task-event

RankTaskValueUnscaled
1collabor0.0713.000
2raid0.0482.000
3suspect0.0482.000
4aide0.0241.000
5kill0.0241.000
6arrest0.0241.000

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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): task-event---task-event

RankTaskValueUnscaled
1kill0.0713.000
2suspect0.0713.000
3crime0.0241.000
4raid0.0241.000
5support0.0241.000
6airstrik0.0241.000

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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: task-event---task-event (size: 22, density: 0.017316)

RankTaskValueUnscaledContext*
1suspect0.8870.6270.214
2kill0.7610.538-0.022
3collabor0.7070.500-0.124
4raid0.2510.178-0.977
5aide0.2470.175-0.984
6support0.0700.050-1.316
7airstrik0.0700.050-1.316
8crime0.0000.000-1.447
9arrest0.0000.000-1.447

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

Mean: 0.136Mean in random network: 0.773
Std.dev: 0.269Std.dev in random network: 0.534

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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): task-event---task-event

RankTaskValue
1suspect0.200
2kill0.171
3collabor0.159
4crime0.064
5arrest0.064
6raid0.057
7aide0.056
8support0.016
9airstrik0.016

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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: task-event---task-event (size: 22, density: 0.017316)

RankTaskValueUnscaledContext*
1support0.0290.001-81.414
2airstrik0.0290.001-81.414
3raid0.0280.001-81.147
4kill0.0260.001-80.900
5suspect0.0250.001-80.671
6crime0.0240.001-80.459
7intifada0.0230.001-80.262
8takeov0.0230.001-80.262
9airstrike0.0230.001-80.262
10kidnap0.0230.001-80.262

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

Mean: 0.024Mean in random network: -0.428
Std.dev: 0.002Std.dev in random network: -0.006

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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): task-event---task-event

RankTaskValueUnscaled
1collabor0.0290.001
2aide0.0290.001
3suspect0.0280.001
4kill0.0260.001
5raid0.0250.001
6arrest0.0240.001
7crime0.0230.001
8intifada0.0230.001
9takeov0.0230.001
10airstrike0.0230.001

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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: task-event---task-event (size: 22, density: 0.017316)

RankTaskValueUnscaledContext*
1kill0.0219.000-0.676
2raid0.0198.000-0.688
3suspect0.0104.000-0.738

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

Mean: 0.002Mean in random network: 0.152
Std.dev: 0.006Std.dev in random network: 0.193

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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): task-event---task-event

RankTaskValue
1kill1.000
2suspect1.000
3support0.000
4airstrik0.000
5crime0.000
6raid0.000

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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): task-event---task-event

RankTaskValue
1collabor1.134
2suspect0.756
3aide0.378
4raid0.000
5kill0.000
6arrest0.000

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Information centrality

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

Input network(s): task-event---task-event

RankTaskValueUnscaled
1kill0.2612.489
2suspect0.2402.291
3raid0.1591.521
4support0.1191.138
5airstrik0.1191.138
6crime0.1010.960

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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): task-event---task-event

RankTaskValue
1kill1.000
2suspect1.000
3collabor1.000

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Simmelian ties

The normalized number of Simmelian ties of each node.

Input network(s): task-event---task-event

RankTaskValueUnscaled
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): task-event---task-event

RankTaskValue
1collabor0.500
2kill0.167
3suspect0.167

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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
1killsupportsuspectsuspectcollaborcollaborkillsuspect
2raidairstrikkillkillraidaidesuspectkill
3suspectraidcollaborcollaborsuspectsuspectcrimeraid
4crimekillraidcrimeaidekillraidcollabor
5intifadasuspectaidearrestkillraidsupportcrime
6takeovcrimesupportraidarrestarrestairstrikaide
7airstrikeintifadaairstrikaidecrimecrimeintifadasupport
8kidnaptakeovcrimesupportintifadaintifadatakeovarrest
9servairstrikearrestairstriktakeovtakeovairstrikeairstrik
10trainekidnapintifadaintifadaairstrikeairstrikekidnapintifada