Descriptive statistics and correlation coefficients
| Variable | Mean | Std. dev. | Min | Max | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Idea survival | 0.10 | 0.30 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Idea appreciation | 0.76 | 1.11 | 0 | 5 | 0.440(*) | 1 | |||||||||||
| 3 | # Negative comments | 0.71 | 0.89 | 0 | 4 | −0.168(*) | 0.033 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 4 | Idea description length (ln) | 6.25 | 0.72 | 2.08 | 8.57 | 0.041 | 0.033 | −0.040 | 1 | |||||||||
| 5 | Idea attention | 3.09 | 2.63 | 0 | 19 | 0.080 | 0.566(*) | 0.596(*) | 0.006 | 1 | ||||||||
| 6 | Competition for attention (αi) | 8.03 | 6.25 | 2.41 | 61.57 | 0.007 | 0.425(*) | 0.478(*) | −0.088 | 0.843(*) | 1 | |||||||
| 7 | # Ideator's self-comments | 0.45 | 0.78 | 0 | 5 | −0.004 | 0.190(*) | 0.308(*) | 0.023 | 0.606(*) | 0.761(*) | 1 | ||||||
| 8 | Average length of comments (ln) | 6.48 | 1.61 | 0 | 8.45 | 0.094 | 0.173(*) | 0.156(*) | 0.178(*) | 0.287(*) | 0.186(*) | 0.183(*) | 1 | |||||
| 9 | Attachments | 0.05 | 0.28 | 0 | 3 | −0.015 | 0.132(*) | 0.117 | 0.051 | 0.225(*) | 0.094 | −0.072 | 0.041 | 1 | ||||
| 10 | Time lag since session beginning | 7.06 | 1.06 | 0 | 8.03 | −0.114 | 0.082 | 0.041 | 0.121(*) | 0.119(*) | 0.113 | 0.075 | 0.096 | 0.030 | 1 | |||
| 11 | Time lag since previous idea | 8.31 | 19.62 | 0 | 239 | 0.210(*) | 0.078 | −0.069 | −0.035 | 0.037 | 0.066 | 0.157(*) | 0.062 | 0.010 | −0.057 | 1 | ||
| 12 | Manager | 0.54 | 0.50 | 0 | 1 | 0.081 | −0.027 | −0.037 | −0.052 | −0.104 | −0.095 | −0.046 | −0.024 | −0.068 | −0.060 | −0.014 | 1 | |
| 13 | Ideator's activity (ln) | 2.97 | 1.10 | 0.69 | 4.97 | 0.208(*) | 0.170(*) | 0.101 | −0.116 | 0.218(*) | 0.196(*) | 0.121(*) | 0.104 | 0.033 | −0.154(*) | −0.012 | 0.106 | 1 |
| 14 | Gender | 0.85 | 0.36 | 0 | 1 | 0.103 | −0.008 | −0.034 | −0.058 | −0.080 | 0.002 | 0.001 | −0.016 | −0.178(*) | −0.066 | 0.013 | 0.136(*) | 0.169 |
| Variable | Mean | Std. dev. | Min | Max | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Idea survival | 0.10 | 0.30 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Idea appreciation | 0.76 | 1.11 | 0 | 5 | 0.440(*) | 1 | |||||||||||
| 3 | # Negative comments | 0.71 | 0.89 | 0 | 4 | −0.168(*) | 0.033 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 4 | Idea description length (ln) | 6.25 | 0.72 | 2.08 | 8.57 | 0.041 | 0.033 | −0.040 | 1 | |||||||||
| 5 | Idea attention | 3.09 | 2.63 | 0 | 19 | 0.080 | 0.566(*) | 0.596(*) | 0.006 | 1 | ||||||||
| 6 | Competition for attention ( | 8.03 | 6.25 | 2.41 | 61.57 | 0.007 | 0.425(*) | 0.478(*) | −0.088 | 0.843(*) | 1 | |||||||
| 7 | # Ideator's self-comments | 0.45 | 0.78 | 0 | 5 | −0.004 | 0.190(*) | 0.308(*) | 0.023 | 0.606(*) | 0.761(*) | 1 | ||||||
| 8 | Average length of comments (ln) | 6.48 | 1.61 | 0 | 8.45 | 0.094 | 0.173(*) | 0.156(*) | 0.178(*) | 0.287(*) | 0.186(*) | 0.183(*) | 1 | |||||
| 9 | Attachments | 0.05 | 0.28 | 0 | 3 | −0.015 | 0.132(*) | 0.117 | 0.051 | 0.225(*) | 0.094 | −0.072 | 0.041 | 1 | ||||
| 10 | Time lag since session beginning | 7.06 | 1.06 | 0 | 8.03 | −0.114 | 0.082 | 0.041 | 0.121(*) | 0.119(*) | 0.113 | 0.075 | 0.096 | 0.030 | 1 | |||
| 11 | Time lag since previous idea | 8.31 | 19.62 | 0 | 239 | 0.210(*) | 0.078 | −0.069 | −0.035 | 0.037 | 0.066 | 0.157(*) | 0.062 | 0.010 | −0.057 | 1 | ||
| 12 | Manager | 0.54 | 0.50 | 0 | 1 | 0.081 | −0.027 | −0.037 | −0.052 | −0.104 | −0.095 | −0.046 | −0.024 | −0.068 | −0.060 | −0.014 | 1 | |
| 13 | Ideator's activity (ln) | 2.97 | 1.10 | 0.69 | 4.97 | 0.208(*) | 0.170(*) | 0.101 | −0.116 | 0.218(*) | 0.196(*) | 0.121(*) | 0.104 | 0.033 | −0.154(*) | −0.012 | 0.106 | 1 |
| 14 | Gender | 0.85 | 0.36 | 0 | 1 | 0.103 | −0.008 | −0.034 | −0.058 | −0.080 | 0.002 | 0.001 | −0.016 | −0.178(*) | −0.066 | 0.013 | 0.136(*) | 0.169 |
Note(s): N = 280; *Significance level p ≤ 0.05