Abstract
Increasing interest in the application of graph theory to the behavioral sciences is evidenced by the 1963 publication of the book "Applications of Graph Theory to Group Structure" by Claude Flament. Discussed there is the meaning and limitations of the Bavelas measure of centrality. In this article, the author proposes an improvement of this centrality index for both points and graphs in order to extend its analytical utility.
Keywords
CentralityIndex (typography)Network theoryGraph theoryMeaning (existential)GraphKatz centralityComputer scienceNetwork scienceMeasure (data warehouse)Theoretical computer scienceMathematicsBetweenness centralityEpistemologyComplex networkData miningCombinatoricsPhilosophyWorld Wide Web
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- 10
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- 2
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- 161-163
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Murray A. Beauchamp
(1965).
An improved index of centrality.
Systems Research and Behavioral Science
, 10
(2)
, 161-163.
https://doi.org/10.1002/bs.3830100205
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- 10.1002/bs.3830100205