Table 1 Descriptive statistics for the variables for testing differences between the control (C) and experimental (E) condition corresponding to each hypothesis.

From: The influence of upward social comparison on retail trading behaviour

Variable

Mean

Median

Min

Max

C

E

C

E

C

E

C

E

H1: Risk

0.39

0.44

0.37

0.42

0.01

0.04

0.99

0.99

H2a: Trans

21.53

25.00

18

20

0

0

159

453

H2b: Vol

13.92

14.67

15.67

16.13

1

1

20

20

H2c: Vol_Sum

41081

47860

34644

42974

0

0

321102

385437

  1. Variables are explained in the main text. Variable Vol is related to the values of the quick-trade buttons (see Fig. 1A).