Table A1

Correlation analysis

RatingBING_NAFINN_NNRC_NLIU_NBINGNRCAFINNLiuNo of wordsPriceCount of helpfulness votes
RatingPearson Cor10.337**0.288**0.235**0.346**0.412**0.204**0.395**0.363**−0.074**−0.249**−0.027
Sig. (2-tailed) 0.0000.0000.0000.0000.0000.0000.0000.0000.0000.0000.071
BING_NPearson Cor0.337**10.843**0.581**0.979**0.149**−0.0230.085**0.083**−0.268**−0.120**−0.071**
Sig. (2-tailed)0.000 0.0000.0000.0000.0000.1380.0000.0000.0000.0000.000
AFINN_NPearson Cor0.288**0.843**10.603**0.832**0.045**−0.039*0.107**0.005−0.241**−0.095**−0.062**
Sig. (2-tailed)0.0000.000 0.0000.0000.0030.0110.0000.7630.0000.0000.000
NRC_NPearson Cor0.235**0.581**0.603**10.563**0.094**0.196**0.097**0.053**−0.169**−0.068**−0.043**
Sig. (2-tailed)0.0000.0000.000 0.0000.0000.0000.0000.0000.0000.0000.005
LIU_NPearson Cor0.346**0.979**0.832**0.563**10.163**−0.0130.099**0.119**−0.261**−0.120**−0.071**
Sig. (2-tailed)0.0000.0000.0000.000 0.0000.4040.0000.0000.0000.0000.000
BINGPearson Cor0.412**0.149**0.045**0.094**0.163**10.646**0.812**0.934**0.353**−0.172**0.078**
Sig. (2-tailed)0.0000.0000.0030.0000.000 0.0000.0000.0000.0000.0000.000
NRCPearson Cor0.204**−0.023−0.039*0.196**−0.0130.646**10.639**0.650**0.502**−0.064**0.117**
Sig. (2-tailed)0.0000.1380.0110.0000.4040.000 0.0000.0000.0000.0000.000
AFINNPearson Cor0.395**0.085**0.107**0.097**0.099**0.812**0.639**10.787**0.431**−0.138**0.094**
Sig. (2-tailed)0.0000.0000.0000.0000.0000.0000.000 0.0000.0000.0000.000
LiuPearson Cor0.363**0.083**0.0050.053**0.119**0.934**0.650**0.787**10.475**−0.153**0.106**
Sig. (2-tailed)0.0000.0000.7630.0000.0000.0000.0000.000 0.0000.0000.000
N_wordsPearson Cor−0.074**−0.268**−0.241**−0.169**−0.261**0.353**0.502**0.431**0.475**10.108**0.259**
Sig. (2-tailed)0.0000.0000.0000.0000.0000.0000.0000.0000.000 0.0000.000
PricePearson Cor−0.249**−0.120**−0.095**−0.068**−0.120**−0.172**−0.064**−0.138**−0.153**0.108**10.047**
Sig. (2-tailed)0.0000.0000.0000.0000.0000.0000.0000.0000.0000.000 0.002
N4,3114,3114,3114,3114,3114,3114,3114,3114,3114,3114,3114,311
Count of helpfulness votesPearson Cor−0.027−0.071**−0.062**−0.043**−0.071**0.078**0.117**0.094**0.106**0.259**0.047**1
Sig. (2-tailed)0.0710.0000.0000.0050.0000.0000.0000.0000.0000.0000.002 
N4,3114,3114,3114,3114,3114,3114,3114,3114,3114,3114,3114,311

Note(s): **. Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed)

*. Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level (2-tailed)

BING, NRC, AFINN, LIU refer to sentiment values relying on a specific methodology (e.g. AFINN methodology). BING_N is sentiment value per word, similarly holds for other sentiment calculation methods, with _N denoting calculation of sentiment per word

Source(s): Authors’ own

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