Table 3.

Comparison of LOR features by applicant gender while controlling for recommender gender.

Category	Applicant		%Diff	p-value
	Female	Male
	All recommenders
Applications	1433	2435	–	–
Length (chars)	2293	2198	4%	0.0038
Positivity	1.4417	1.2854	11%	$<{10}^{-4}$
Specificity	1.6490	1.5347	7%	0.0001
e-Anger	0.0603	0.0616	$-2$%	0.0037
t-Polite	0.3084	0.3256	$-5$%	$<{10}^{-4}$
t-Sad	0.1486	0.1424	4%	0.0058
	Female recommenders
Applications	447	542	–	–
Length (chars)	2402	2241	7%	0.0155
Positivity	1.5257	1.2970	16%	$<{10}^{-4}$
Specificity	1.7494	1.5590	12%	0.0004
e-Anger	0.0591	0.0615	$-4$%	0.0054
t-Polite	0.3061	0.3242	$-6$%	0.0242
t-Sad	0.1420	0.1317	8%	0.0068
	Male Recommenders
Applications	825	1561	–	–
Positivity	1.4024	1.2735	10%	0.0002
Specificity	1.6097	1.5234	6%	0.0242
t-Polite	0.3068	0.3243	$-6$%	0.0013