Module 6: Centrality

Module 6: Centrality#

What to learn in this module#

In this module, we will learn centrality, one of the most widely-used yet controversial techniques in network analysis. We will learn:

  • What is centrality in networks?

  • How to operationalize centrality?

  • How to find centrality in networks?

  • Limitations of centrality

  • Keywords: degree centrality, closeness centrality, betweenness centrality, eigenvector centrality, PageRank, Katz centrality, HITS, random walk

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