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Table 5 Predicted group membership and centrality scores of players derived from a reconstructed network

From: Federated databases and actionable intelligence: using social network analysis to disrupt transnational wildlife trafficking criminal networks

Player

Predicted group

Eigenvector centrality

Betweenness centrality

GF total brokerage

D

1

0.478

0.431

14

G

1

0.442

0.208

9

H

1

0.411

0.178

3

E

2

0.411

0.178

3

I

1

0.255

0.222

2

C

2

0.228

0.011

1

B

2

0.228

0.011

1

F

1

0.228

0.011

1

A

2

0.118

0.0

0

J

1

0.065

0.0

0

  1. We order players by their eigenvector centrality value. Removal of players D, G and I should seriously disrupt the network’s operations. Members of Group 1 are first-tier intermediaries having more influence than those of Group 2.
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