Table 3.
Centrality parameter | Description | Justification |
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Degree centrality | The number of a network actor's direct contacts | This parameter is useful in evaluating the ability of an actor to contact others in the network directly. |
Closeness centrality | Indicates how closely a member is connected to all other members in the network | This parameter helps to identify the actors who take a central position in the network and can communicate with the help of a few intermediaries |
Betweenness centrality | Evaluate actors who mediate more connections in the network (network controllers) |
This parameter indicates the degree of control a member has over the information flow based on his position in the network |
Eigenvector centrality | Measures the node influence in a network | This parameter helps to identify most influential nodes in the communication network |