Table 2 Posterior mean β-coefficients and 95% posterior intervals for the Bayesian logistic generalized linear models using choice of the option with the higher EV as the dependent variable.

From: Attentional dynamics of evidence accumulation explain why more numerate people make better decisions under risk

 

TEM

DEM

Attention allocation

DEM

α

DEM

θ

DEM

α, θ

DEM

α, θ, attention allocation

All data

loo−IC = 8336.3

loo−IC = 8031.3

loo−IC = 7913.5

loo−IC = 8233.9

loo−IC = 7848.9

loo−IC = 7525.2

 Intercept

0.945

[0.894; 0.996]

0.993

[0.937; 1.048]

1.025

[0.97; 1.079]

0.963

[0.91; 1.014]

1.039

[0.983; 1.094]

1.089

[1.029; 1.147]

 Numeracy

0.176

[0.124; 0.227]

0.188

[0.134; 0.243]

0.094

[0.038; 0.148]

0.112

[0.057; 0.166]

0.045

[− 0.013; 0.103]

0.06

[0.002; 0.115]

 Attention allocation

 

0.481

[0.429; 0.536]

   

0.511

[0.453; 0.57]

 α

  

0.611

[0.551; 0.673]

 

0.596

[0.533; 0.657]

0.633

[0.569; 0.696]

 θ

   

0.285

[0.23; 0.341]

0.234

[0.178; 0.289]

0.234

[0.176; 0.294]

Risky.better data

loo−IC = 4695.9

loo−IC = 4120.7

loo−IC = 4549.9

loo−IC = 4658

loo−IC = 4532.1

loo−IC = 4026.6

 Intercept

− 0.094

[− 0.161; − 0.026]

− 0.147

[− 0.223; − 0.073]

− 0.09

[− 0.159; − 0.019]

− 0.094

[− 0.16; − 0.027]

− 0.088

[− 0.16; − 0.019]

− 0.145

[− 0.22; − 0.071]

 Numeracy

0.268

[0.199; 0.34]

0.235

[0.163; 0.309]

0.193

[0.123; 0.264]

0.175

[0.101; 0.248]

0.131

[0.055; 0.207]

0.118

[0.036; 0.2]

 Attention allocation

 

0.988

[0.897; 1.081]

   

0.955

[0.858; 1.048]

 α

  

0.449

[0.375; 0.524]

 

0.426

[0.349; 0.503]

0.345

[0.263; 0.43]

 θ

   

0.238

[0.165; 0.313]

0.176

[0.096; 0.254]

0.172

[0.091; 0.258]

Safe.better data

loo−IC = 1467.5

loo−IC = 1350.5

loo−IC = 1465.6

loo−IC = 1380.6

loo−IC = 1381.7

loo−IC = 1258.1

 Intercept

2.924

[2.785; 3.074]

3.267

[3.074; 3.455]

2.935

[2.788; 3.085]

3.145

[2.973; 3.323]

3.152

[2.977; 3.327]

3.523

[3.308; 3.751]

 Numeracy

0.12

[− 0.024; 0.263]

0.198

[0.052; 0.34]

0.096

[− 0.055; 0.245]

0.046

[− 0.115; 0.202]

0.039

[− 0.12; 0.198]

0.11

[− 0.062; 0.274]

 Attention allocation

 

0.954

[0.773; 1.135]

   

1.015

[0.827; 1.216]

 α

  

0.149

[− 0.005; 0.31]

 

0.05

[− 0.111; 0.219]

0.13

[− 0.045; 0.315]

 θ

   

0.701

[0.552; 0.853]

0.697

[0.541; 0.845]

0.711

[0.555; 0.868]

  1. Results are shown separately for analyses across all data (top panel), analyses including only data from risky.better problems (middle panel), and analyses including only data from safe.better problems (bottom panel). The TEMs and DEMs included different combinations of predictor variables (numeracy, attention allocation, α, and/or θ). Continuous predictor variables were z-standardized. Coefficients and 95% Posterior Intervals are reported for all predictors included in a given model. LooIC indicates the leave-one-out information criterion. Lower values of looIC indicate a better predictive performance of the model compared to other models estimated using the same data. Boldface indicates credible effects. TEM = Total Effect Model. DEM = Direct Effect Model.