Table 2 Number of hospital referral regions for which each network measure significantly predicts physician rurality
From: A measure of local uniqueness to identify linchpins in a social network with node attributes
Network measure | Significant predictor of rurality (p < 0.01) n (%) | Strongest predictor of rurality (greatest absolute z value) n (%) |
|---|---|---|
Linchpin | 45 (28) | 17 (11) |
Degree | 55 (35) | 29 (18) |
Closeness | 96 (60) | 100 (63) |
Betweenness | 41 (26) | 13 (8) |