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Table 5 Statistical models of success

From: Forbidden triads and creative success in jazz: the Miles Davis factor

 

1. OLS model of log(Releases)

2. NB model of Releases

3. OLS model of log(Releases) with fixed effects

4. NB model of Releases with fixed effects

Forbidden triads

.0445*** (.0100)

.2648*** (.0511)

.0316*** (.0112)

.2253*** (.0528)

Forbidden triads (squared)

−.0383*** (.0114)

−.2282*** (.0585)

−.0291** (.0127)

−.2672*** (.0606)

Closed triads

−.0052 (.0086)

−.0252 (.0449)

.0147 (.0099)

.0730 (.0471)

Closed triads (squared)

.0044 (.0078)

.0114 (.0409)

−.0173 (.0090)

−.0843* (.0429)

Median tie strength

−.0007*** (.0002)

.0071*** (.0012)

−.0006* (.0003)

−.0071*** (.0013)

Median tie strength (squared)

.0000* (.0000)

−.0001*** (.0000)

−.0000 (.0000)

−.0000 (.0000)

Distinctiveness

−.0723*** (.0067)

−.5120*** (.0354)

−.0425*** (.0094)

.1248*** (.0428)

Musicians (n)

.0002*** (.0001)

−.0024*** (.0005)

.0011*** (.0001)

.0078*** (.0006)

Newbies proportion

−.0779*** (.0033)

−.5364*** (.0185)

−.0783*** (.0047)

−.2066*** (.0224)

Median past releases

.0358*** (.0002)

.1162*** (.0010)

.0261*** (.0002)

.0239*** (.0003)

Past sessions (n)

−.0000*** (.0000)

.0001*** (.0000)

−.0000*** (.0000)

−.0005*** (.0000)

Year

−.0040*** (.0000)

−.0200*** (.0001)

−.0055*** (.0001)

−.0027*** (.0004)

Constant

.7215*** (.0049)

2.3051*** (.0261)

−.8403*** (.0088)

1.5289*** (.0392)

Fixed effects for band leader

No

No

Yes

Yes

N of observations

81,527

81,527

72,042

72,042

F

7866.36***

 

1886.44***

 

Chi-square

 

65,153.39***

 

8088.77***

R-square (adjusted)

.536

.189a

.514

.339a

Log likelihood

 

−139,558.13

 

−104,666.63

  1. Notes: aMcFadden’s adjusted pseudo R-squared is used. Standard errors are in parentheses. *: P < .05; **: p < .01; ***: p < .001