Table 3 Characteristics of network A and network B across communities

Network A

 Degree (SD)

1.42 (1.89)

1.21 (0.89)

1.11 (0.98)

3.73 (1.12)

2.73 (1.06)

2.29 (1.22)

1.69 (0.98)

2.00 (1.27)

1.59 (1.55)

 Density

0.079

0.067

0.061

0.267

0.124

0.122

0.141

0.167

0.122

 Transitivity

0.44

0.24

0.27

0.37

0.32

0.46

0.14

0.29

0.32

 Number of ties

27

23

21

28

13

24

11

13

10

 Average path length

2.32

2.05

2.14

1.81

2.39

2.97

1.94

2.23

2.20

 Diameter

4

4

4

3

5

3

3

5

5

Network B

 Degree (SD)

0.42 (0.02)

0.38 (0.03)

0.32 (0.22)

0.99 (0.98)

0.67 (0.75)

0.68 (0.55)

0.31 (0.21)

0.29 (0.19)

0.29 (0.23)

 Density

0.002

0.001

0.001

0.004

0.003

0.003

0.001

0.001

0.000

 Transitivity

0.09

0.07

0.05

0.07

0.02

0.03

0.02

0.03

0.04

 Number of ties

158

145

122

117

79

80

115

108

105

 Average path length

3.48

3.48

3.69

3.24

3.67

3.62

3.52

3.49

3.52

 Diameter

6

6

7

5

7

8

6

6

7