Social network analysis of the casual community: identifying key players and network structure
17 mar 2025
INFORMAZIONI SU QUESTO ARTICOLO
Pubblicato online: 17 mar 2025
Ricevuto: 21 ott 2024
Accettato: 11 feb 2025
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/amns-2025-0159
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© 2025 Bo Ma, published by Sciendo
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The relative eigenvector center of the three dimensions
Affective communication | Information transfer | Technical consultation | ||||||
Member | Eigenvec | nEigenvec | Member | Eigenvec | nEigenvec | Member | Eigenvec | nEigenvec |
1 | 0.59 | 56.06 | 1 | 0.65 | 63.23 | 1 | 0.73 | 71.6 |
2 | 0.59 | 55.99 | 2 | 0.64 | 61.57 | 2 | 0.72 | 61.32 |
3 | 0.3 | 15.6 | 3 | 0.32 | 16.81 | 3 | 0.4 | 11.5 |
4 | 0.42 | 31.89 | 4 | 0.36 | 22.95 | 4 | 0.44 | 11.5 |
5 | 0.39 | 28.74 | 5 | 0.41 | 29.61 | 5 | 0.49 | 23.77 |
6 | 0.39 | 27.9 | 6 | 0.32 | 16.81 | 6 | 0.4 | 11.5 |
7 | 0.39 | 28.54 | 7 | 0.32 | 16.81 | 7 | 0.4 | 49.71 |
8 | 0.38 | 26.47 | 8 | 0.45 | 35.92 | 8 | 0.53 | 68.89 |
9 | 0.39 | 28.38 | 9 | 0.36 | 22.62 | 9 | 0.44 | 13.41 |
10 | 0.39 | 28.9 | 10 | 0.32 | 17.06 | 10 | 0.4 | 9.34 |
11 | 0.31 | 16.28 | 11 | 0.36 | 22.95 | 11 | 0.44 | 20.51 |
12 | 0.42 | 32.24 | 12 | 0.3 | 13.56 | 12 | 0.38 | 5.88 |
13 | 0.42 | 32.03 | 13 | 0.34 | 19.62 | 13 | 0.42 | 23.25 |
14 | 0.35 | 22.41 | 14 | 0.45 | 35.67 | 14 | 0.53 | 14.35 |
15 | 0.34 | 21.27 | 15 | 0.42 | 30.73 | 15 | 0.5 | 24.97 |
16 | 0.4 | 29.03 | 16 | 0.3 | 13.8 | 16 | 0.38 | 16.17 |
17 | 0.3 | 15.27 | 17 | 0.24 | 5.13 | 17 | 0.32 | 8.65 |
18 | 0.34 | 21.17 | 18 | 0.48 | 38.91 | 18 | 0.56 | 5.97 |
19 | 0.3 | 15.3 | 19 | 0.32 | 16.81 | 19 | 0.4 | 16.98 |
20 | 0.31 | 16.75 | 20 | 0.39 | 26.9 | 20 | 0.47 | 17.07 |
21 | 0.3 | 14.98 | 21 | 0.29 | 12.42 | 21 | 0.37 | 2.76 |
22 | 0.46 | 37.91 | 22 | 0.55 | 49.87 | 22 | 0.63 | 27.77 |
23 | 0.39 | 27.73 | 23 | 0.32 | 16.52 | 23 | 0.4 | 13.76 |
A list of points of point center for community participants
Affective communication | Information transfer | Technical consultation | ||||||||||||
Member | OD | ID | NOD | NID | Member | OD | ID | NOD | NID | Member | OD | ID | NOD | NID |
1 | 17 | 22 | 50.73 | 61.6 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 31.72 | 64.95 | 13 | 26 | 6 | 12.33 | 1.42 |
12 | 13 | 25 | 36.93 | 71.95 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 28.27 | 9.78 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 6.73 | 1.42 |
2 | 10 | 10 | 26.59 | 20.22 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 21.37 | 6.33 | 1 | 12 | 29 | 6.3 | 11.34 |
16 | 10 | 8 | 26.59 | 13.33 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 17.92 | 16.67 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 5.87 | 0.99 |
8 | 10 | 8 | 26.59 | 13.33 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 17.92 | 2.88 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 5.01 | 1.42 |
5 | 9 | 9 | 23.14 | 16.77 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 14.48 | 13.23 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4.57 | 1.42 |
17 | 9 | 12 | 23.14 | 27.12 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 14.48 | 6.33 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 4.14 | 0.56 |
6 | 9 | 9 | 23.14 | 16.77 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 14.48 | 16.67 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 4.14 | 1.42 |
10 | 9 | 10 | 23.14 | 20.22 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 14.48 | 6.33 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4.14 | 0.56 |
14 | 9 | 11 | 23.14 | 23.67 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 14.48 | 13.23 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 4.14 | 2.28 |
20 | 8 | 9 | 19.69 | 16.77 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 14.48 | 6.33 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 4.14 | 0.56 |
11 | 8 | 14 | 19.69 | 34.01 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 14.48 | 2.88 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 4.14 | 4.01 |
18 | 8 | 6 | 19.69 | 6.43 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 11.03 | 6.33 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3.71 | 0.99 |
4 | 8 | 8 | 19.69 | 13.33 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 11.03 | 40.81 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 3.71 | 0.99 |
15 | 8 | 8 | 19.69 | 13.33 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 11.03 | 68.4 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 3.71 | 0.56 |
7 | 8 | 16 | 19.69 | 40.91 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 11.03 | 13.23 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 3.71 | 0.99 |
21 | 7 | 5 | 16.24 | 2.98 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 11.03 | 6.33 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 3.71 | 0.56 |
3 | 7 | 6 | 16.24 | 6.43 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 11.03 | 6.33 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 3.71 | 0.99 |
22 | 7 | 6 | 16.24 | 6.43 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 11.03 | 2.88 | 20 | 6 | 14 | 3.71 | 4.87 |
9 | 7 | 10 | 16.24 | 20.22 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 11.03 | 6.33 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3.71 | 0.56 |
13 | 7 | 5 | 16.24 | 2.98 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 11.03 | 2.88 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3.71 | 0.96 |
23 | 7 | 12 | 16.24 | 27.12 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 11.03 | 2.88 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3.71 | 0.56 |
4 | 6 | 9 | 12.8 | 16.77 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11.03 | 2.88 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 3.28 | 0.56 |
Matrix form of figure 2
A1 | A2 | A3 | A4 | A5 | |
A1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
A2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
A3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
A4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
A5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Social network correlation degree and hierarchy
Index | Affective network | Information network | Consulting network | |
First set | Connectedness | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Hierarchy | 0 | 0 | 0.37 | |
LUB | 1 | 1 | 0.92 | |
Second group | Connectedness | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Hierarchy | 0 | 0 | 0.28 | |
LUB | 1 | 1 | 0.94 | |
Third group | Connectedness | 0.78 | 1 | 1 |
Hierarchy | 0.08 | 0.27 | 0.61 | |
LUB | 1 | 0.97 | 0.71 |
The community condensed subgroup
Group | Numbering | Group | Numbering |
1 | 2 4 7 9 | 10 | 10 11 16 19 |
2 | 12 21 18 23 | 11 | 15 18 19 21 |
3 | 1 4 7 6 | 12 | 18 19 22 23 |
4 | 2 6 18 11 | 13 | 18 19 20 22 |
5 | 2 15 12 20 | 14 | 18 19 20 21 |
6 | 7 8 10 22 | 15 | 18 19 21 22 |
7 | 7 9 14 17 | 16 | 19 20 21 23 |
8 | 7 14 15 17 20 21 | 17 | 1 4 6 9 |
9 | 10 13 16 17 21 23 | 18 | 3 7 15 21 |
The center of the community is involved in the center of the community
The center of the emotional network | The center of the emotional network | The center of the technical network | ||||||
Member | Betweenness | nBetweenness | Member | Betweenness | nBetweenness | Member | Betweenness | nBetweenness |
2 | 240.14 | 32.85 | 1 | 260.32 | 36.28 | 5 | 278.1 | 28.64 |
1 | 148.54 | 21.57 | 3 | 160.32 | 21.14 | 9 | 231.48 | 23.83 |
23 | 68.09 | 11.66 | 5 | 121.06 | 16.8 | 2 | 127.5 | 11.97 |
8 | 67.13 | 11.54 | 12 | 46.28 | 6.44 | 16 | 58.21 | 5.79 |
10 | 29.82 | 6.95 | 19 | 36.34 | 6.11 | 11 | 41.65 | 3.59 |
11 | 28.39 | 6.77 | 15 | 30.44 | 4.55 | 20 | 35.44 | 3.05 |
21 | 25.5 | 6.41 | 21 | 20.78 | 1.78 | 19 | 27.11 | 1.9 |
6 | 25.36 | 6.4 | 9 | 18 | 1.55 | 21 | 20.21 | 1.3 |
22 | 24.3 | 6.27 | 11 | 18 | 1.11 | 15 | 11.55 | 1.12 |
19 | 20.21 | 5.76 | 20 | 9.45 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 0.19 |
14 | 19.95 | 5.73 | 4 | 9.21 | 0.98 | 17 | 2.1 | 0.18 |
16 | 19.67 | 5.69 | 6 | 2.51 | 0.16 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 |
5 | 19.61 | 5.69 | 17 | 1.12 | 0.09 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
4 | 18.25 | 5.52 | 16 | 0.23 | 0.04 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
13 | 16.9 | 5.35 | 2 | 0.23 | 0.04 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
20 | 16.53 | 5.31 | 7 | 0.23 | 0.04 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
15 | 14.88 | 5.11 | 13 | 0.23 | 0.04 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
18 | 14.63 | 5.07 | 8 | 0.23 | 0.04 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
12 | 13.86 | 4.98 | 23 | 0.18 | 0.03 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
17 | 12.55 | 4.82 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
3 | 8.61 | 4.33 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
7 | 8.54 | 4.32 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
9 | 6.21 | 4.04 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
average value | 37.72 | 7.92 | 31.96 | 4.27 | 36.38 | 3.55 | ||
(statistics) standard deviation | 51.25 | 6.88 | 65.21 | 9.51 | 72.51 | 10.81 |
The overall network interpersonal interaction distance analysis
Loose beat community | Average interaction distance | Community cohesion |
First set | 1.542 | 0.388 |
Second group | 1.735 | 0.314 |
Third group | 4.212 | 0.152 |