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Table 3 Network measures for the two main coalitions: pre and post Jan 2016

From: A discourse network analysis of UK newspaper coverage of the “sugar tax” debate before and after the announcement of the Soft Drinks Industry Levy

Network measure

Supportive cluster

Sceptical cluster

 

Pre Jan 2016

Post Jan 2016

Pre Jan 2016

Post Jan 2016

Size (number of nodes)

67

68

29

40

Centralisation

36.2%

34.0%

43.1%

41.1%

Density

0.28

0.26

0.38

0.32

Total external ratio

0.03

0.04

0.13

0.10