Table 3.
Centrality bias regression: beta coefficients from closeness and in-degree simulations.
| Variables | Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 | Model 4 | Model 5 | Model 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-degree | Out-degree | Total degree | Bon. power | Closeness | Betweeness | |
| Intercept | .09*** | .074*** | .091*** | .09*** | .058** | .085*** |
| (.01) | (.02) | (.01) | (.01) | (.02) | (.02) | |
| Correlation with centrality | .036*** | .026* | .035*** | .04*** | .058*** | .012 |
| (.01) | (.01) | (.01) | (.01) | (.01) | (.02) | |
| Correlation type (0 = closeness 1 = in-degree) | .004*** | .005*** | .005*** | .009*** | .005*** | .004*** |
| (.001) | (.001) | (.001) | (.002) | (.001) | (.001) | |
| Correlation with Centrality*Correlation type | .009*** | .021*** | .016*** | .028*** | .013*** | .008*** |
| (.002) | (.002) | (.002) | (.004) | (.003) | (.002) | |
| Directed | −.004 | .02** | .005 | .005 | .013 | .022*** |
| (.004) | (.01) | (.005) | (.003) | (.01) | (.01) | |
| Correlation with Centrality*Directed | −.013*** | −.012** | −.01** | −.019*** | −.019*** | −.005 |
| (.003) | (.004) | (.003) | (.004) | (.004) | (.01) | |
| Log of Size | −.006* | −.006 | −.006* | −.005** | .001 | −.002 |
| (.002) | (.004) | (.002) | (.001) | (.004) | (.003) | |
| Correlation with Centrality*Log of Size | −.003* | −.004 | −.004* | −.002 | −.006** | .001 |
| (.002) | (.002) | (.002) | (.002) | (.002) | (.003) | |
| In-degree Std. Dev. | −.005*** | −.003 | −.005*** | −.005*** | −.003 | −.004** |
| (.001) | (.001) | (.001) | (.001) | (.002) | (.001) | |
| Correlation with Centrality*In-degree Std. Dev. | −2e−04 | .001 | −1e−04 | −2e−04 | −3e−04 | −1e−04 |
| (.001) | (.001) | (.001) | (.001) | (.001) | (.001) | |
| N | 96 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 96 |
| Networks | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Note: The regression uses the betas slopes from each line as the dependent variable. The betas represent the expected drop in correlation (between the empirical and the observed) for a 10% increase in the amount of missing data. Larger numbers mean larger bias with more missing data. The correlation with centrality takes four values: −.75, −.25, .25, and .75.