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Table 4 Changes in outdegree and indegree centralization on weekly discussion boards

From: Exploring the relationships between interaction measures and learning outcomes through social network analysis: the mediating role of social presence

Class

Week 2 (Open-ended)

Week 3 (Case-based)

Week 5 (Case-based)

Week 6 (Pros/Cons)

Week 7 (Case-based)

Outdegree centralization

 Class 1

0.316

0.369

0.187

0.289

0.289

 Class 2

0.265

0.166

0.098

0.141

0.210

 Class 3

0.119

0.189

0.138

0.162

0.152

 Class 4

0.118

0.139

0.143

0.086

0.204

Indegree centralization

 Class 1

0.102

0.227

0.258

0.147

0.218

 Class 2

0.185

0.166

0.178

0.220

0.210

 Class 3

0.119

0.115

0.138

0.125

0.189

 Class 4

0.118

0.139

0.104

0.126

0.124