Table 4 Network topology measures
Metric | Value | Hypothesis (from Table 2) |
|---|---|---|
Nodes | 50 | |
Ties | 164 | |
Distance (average path length) | 2.5 | Networks with short average path length are more likely to facilitate the widespread diffusion of information |
Reachability | 1 | Networks with a high level of reachability have the ability to access various sources of information |
Centralization | 0.483 | A centralized structure has a higher capacity to coordinate actors and provide rapid response |
Betweenness | 37.24 | Rapid response occurs when the key actors have the ability to reach all the players in the network |
Density | 0.1338 | Dense networks are more likely to facilitate the transfer of information however actors in a dense network have difficulty in accessing diverse forms of knowledge |
Structural holes | 85% | Network with more structural holes is more efficient for the diffusion of information |
Redundancy | 70% | Less redundancy means a more efficient network for the relaying of information |
Homophily E-I index | 0.195 | Novel information is more likely to enter heterogeneous networks while homophily in a network can be a barrier to accessing new information |
Average tie weight (reported trust) | 4.056 |