Table 5.
The number of times each shortest path length was observed in the US and Queensland (Qld) networks.
| Shortest paths | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shortest path length (number of links) | US | Qld-rare | Qld-frequent |
| 1 | 135 | 48 | 38 |
| 2 | 185 | 46 | 34 |
| 3 | 69 | 45 | 30 |
| 4 | 27 | 38 | 27 |
| 5 | 15 | 32 | 21 |
| 6 | – | 26 | 17 |
| 7 | – | 20 | 14 |
| 8 | – | 17 | 11 |
| 9 | – | 14 | 8 |
| 10 | – | 10 | 4 |
| 11 | – | 4 | – |
| No path exists | 901 | 1340 | 1436 |