Ego network betweenness

Martin Everett; Stephen P. Borgatti

doi:10.1016/j.socnet.2004.11.007

Ego network betweenness

Martin Everett, Stephen P. Borgatti

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In this paper, we look at the betweenness centrality of ego in an ego network. We discuss the issue of normalization and develop an efficient and simple algorithm for calculating the betweenness score. We then examine the relationship between the ego betweenness and the betweenness of the actor in the whole network. Whereas, we can show that there is no theoretical link between the two we undertake a simulation study, which indicates that the local ego betweenness is highly correlated with the betweenness of the actor in the complete network.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	31-38
Number of pages	8
Journal	Social Networks
Volume	27
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socnet.2004.11.007
State	Published - Jan 2005

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Anthropology
Sociology and Political Science
Social Sciences (all)
Psychology (all)

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