Fig. 2: Descriptive statistics of commensality over varying time thresholds measured in seconds.

This figure displays the evolution of seven statistical metrics—maximum (dark brown), 75th percentile (yellow), standard deviation (purple), mean (orange), median (teal), 25th percentile (green), and minimum (pink) of commensality values across different time thresholds, ranging from 0 to 600 s. Each curve represents a specific statistical measure as the time threshold increases. The steep rise early on, particularly for the maximum, indicates a sharp increase in commensality occurrences within the initial 100 s, after which the values plateau, reflecting fewer incremental increases beyond this threshold. The median, mean, and other percentile-based metrics show a more gradual rise, stabilizing at different points. These patterns suggest that setting the commensality time threshold at or near 120 s captures the most substantial occurrences without much-added noise from incidental events.