Table IV

Results of pre- and post-1992 comparison of predicted usage

Model 1: East AsiaModel 2: EuropeModel 3: North AmericaModel 4: Other
Pre-1992Post-1992Pre-1992Post-1992Pre-1992Post-1992Pre-1992Post-1992
Topic from same region7.003.006.142.6115.455.680.191.58
Topic from elsewhere1.511.713.683.7511.144.181.751.69
Difference χ2[1] (p)81.60 (0.000)5.29 (0.021)8.01 (0.005)6.61 (0.010)31.84 (0.000)5.33 (0.021)77.15 (0.000)0.38 (0.536)
Ratio4.641.751.670.701.391.360.110.93
Wald z (p)4.09 (0.000)3.48 (0.001)0.13 (0.898)−6.31 (0.000)

Notes: Wald z tests whether or not the pre- and post-1992 ratios are significantly different from one another. We focus on comparison of ratios rather than comparisons of absolute differences, as pre-1992 articles have had more time to accumulate topic usage. The more meaningful comparison lies in differences in the relative usage, rather than absolute differences, between time periods

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