Table 3

Descriptive statistics of the sample and by local government groups

Dialogic accounting principlesAccountability and awareness-raising contentInteraction ratioTone of voiceEngagement (likes + comments + shares)
N = 20 LGsMean (SD)MedianRange(%)(%)Mean (SD)MedianMean (SD)Median
Total sample1.6 (1.6)1(0–5)55.418.73.5 (0.3)3.4110 (139)72
By group         
Leaders4.0 (1.2)4(2–5)57.522.83.8 (0.2)3.8232 (227)109
Chatterboxes0.8 (0.8)1(0–2)51.513.13.4 (0.3)3.532 (15)35
Ghosts0.6 (0.8)0(0–2)52.617.63.4 (0.1)3.467 (94)28
Engagers1.0 (0.7)1(0–2)59.618.43.3 (0.1)3.3102 (29)104
F-test0.000***+    0.001**+ 0.111+ 
Kruskal-Wallis Test 0.019*§    0.009**§ 0.032*§
Pearsons’ Chi-squared   0.125°0.114°    

Note(s): LGs: Local governments, SD: Standard Deviation; *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.00, + F-test, § Kruskal–Wallis test, ° Pearson’s’ Chi-squared

Source(s): Authors’ own work

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