Detailed Analysis Using Centrality Measures - Degree vs. Betweenness

The second scatterplot compared the degree centrality measure verses the betweenness centrality measure. This graph, comparing degree and betweenness, shows little consistency, but there are some interesting conclusions to be made. Sheikh Ahmed Yassin of Hamas has the highest betweenness centrality measure in the network and a relatively high degree measure, meaning that he has the most power over the flow of communication in the network, as well as a relatively high number of connections to other nodes in the network. While twenty six members of the network have a betweenness measure of zero, meaning that they have no power over the flow of communication within the social network.