Table 4.

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

Category	Recommender		%Diff	p-value
	Female	Male
	All Applicants
Applications	991	2398	–	–
Length (chars)	2312	2190	5%	0.0017
Positivity	1.3986	1.3161	6%	0.0068
Specificity	1.6418	1.5505	6%	0.0051
e-Anger	0.0604	0.0614	$-2$%	0.0459
e-Fear	0.1000	0.1021	$-2$%	0.0042
e-Joy	0.4506	0.4448	1%	0.0043
e-Sadness	0.2404	0.2433	$-1$%	0.0200
t-Excited	0.1398	0.1299	7%	0.0006
t-Sad	0.1364	0.1492	$-1$%	$<{10}^{-4}$
Sentiment	0.7591	0.7375	3%	$<{10}^{-4}$
	Female Applicants
Applications	447	825	–	–
Length (chars)	2402	2222	8%	0.0027
Positivity	1.5257	1.4024	8%	0.0095
Specificity	1.7494	1.6097	8%	0.0051
e-Anger	0.0591	0.0610	$-3$%	0.0184
t-Excited	0.1411	0.1286	9%	0.0070
t-Sad	0.1420	0.1515	$-7$%	0.0120
	Male applicants
Applications	542	1561	–	–
e-Fear	0.1002	0.1023	$-2$%	0.0339
e-Joy	0.4501	0.4440	1%	0.0228
t-Excited	0.1388	0.1307	6%	0.0325
t-Sad	0.1317	0.1477	$-12$%	$<{10}^{-4}$
Sentiment	0.7656	0.7372	4%	$<{10}^{-4}$