NetworkToolbox (version 1.4.2)

impact: Node Impact

Description

Computes impact measure or how much the average distance in the network changes with that node removed of each node in a network (Please see and cite Kenett et al., 2011)

Usage

impact(A)

Arguments

A

An adjacency matrix of network data

Value

A vector of node impact values for each node in the network (impact > 0, greater ASPL when node is removed; impact < 0, lower ASPL when node is removed)

References

Cotter, K. N., Christensen, A. P., & Silvia, P. J. (in press). Understanding inner music: A dimensional approach to musical imagery. Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts.

Kenett, Y. N., Kenett, D. Y., Ben-Jacob, E., & Faust, M. (2011). Global and local features of semantic networks: Evidence from the Hebrew mental lexicon. PLoS one, 6, e23912.

Examples

# NOT RUN {
# normal set to FALSE for CRAN tests
A <- TMFG(neoOpen, normal = FALSE)$A

nodeimpact <- impact(A)

# }