From: Public risk perception and emotion on Twitter during the Covid-19 pandemic
\(R^2\) Country | Power law | Weber–Fechner law | Linear relationship |
---|---|---|---|
Argentina | 0.411 | 0.421 | 0.387 |
Australia | 0.259 | 0.275 | 0.247 |
Canada | 0.678 | 0.683 | 0.607 |
Chile | 0.382 | 0.395 | 0.216 |
Colombia | 0.425 | 0.319 | 0.28 |
India | 0.558 | 0.397 | 0.477 |
Mexico | 0.78 | 0.775 | 0.613 |
Nigeria | 0.143 | 0.004 | 0.007 |
South Africa | 0.16 | 0.171 | 0.119 |
Spain | − 0.042 | 0 | 0.047 |
UK | 0.514 | 0.555 | 0.399 |
USA | 0.608 | 0.556 | 0.24 |
Mean | 0.36 | 0.379 | 0.303 |
Proportion of best fits | 41.7% | 50% | 8.33% |
Proportion of second-best fits | 66.7% | 33.3% | 0% |