Group-Level Measures
We cover group-level network measures. These are measures that characterize whole networks. For example, there is density, centralization, core-periphery structures, average geodesic distance, and so on,
Supplementary Readings
Leavitt, H. J. (1951). Some effects of certain communication patterns on group performance. The Journal of Abnormal and Social Psychology, 46(1), 38. [pdf]
Borgatti, S.P. 2006. Identifying sets of key players in a network. Computational, Mathematical and Organizational Theory. 12(1): 21-34 [pdf]
Borgatti, S.P. and Everett , M.G. 1999. Models of Core/Periphery Structures. Social Networks 21: 375-395.