Table 6.

Linear and logistic regressions testing the dependency of the companies’ posting behavior

DimensionPredictor (Independent variable)Company posting (dependent variable)
No.
of words
Model D:
Linear Regression
Use of
picture
Model E:
Log. Regression
Company-relevant content
Model F:
Log. Regression
ß (stand.)Exp. (ß)Exp. (ß)
Exogenous factors
Point in timeTime of the day: Leisure time−0.0800.6721.530
Day of the weekREFERENCE: Monday
Tuesday−0.0081.4921.036
Wednesday−0.0820.8462.257a
Thursday−0.1180.424a1.446
Friday−0.0320.9240.778
Saturday0.0771.6050.514
Sunday−0.139*0.4640.442
Holiday month0.0641.0510.210***
Public holidays−0.0780.3632.108**
Weather
Temperature b −0.205*0.961a/e1.181
Precipitation c 0.0290.9961.100 ***/e
Humidity b 0.0010.9880.990
Barometric Pressure b −0.123*0.956*/e1.025*/e
Wind velocity b 0.0070.959**/e1.007
sunshine b −0.0440.8111.019
Modelr²0.1090.1270.154

Notes:

Significanced: italic letter = a0.1, *0.05, **0.01, ***0.001; Logistic Regression Nagelkerke r². bAt the time of posting. cOn the day of posting. dDue to the explorative character of this study and the limited sample of 321 postings, an expanded approach of four significance levels is applied (p <0.001; p <0.01; p <0.05; p <0.1). eProbability of an image or company-relevant content in a posting when changing the item indicators by one unit. For example, an increase from 5°C to 6°C

Source: Own compilation

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