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. 2023 Nov 1;1:31. doi: 10.1038/s44271-023-00031-y

Table 2.

The impact of different task modifications on mean-level model-based estimates and its reliability.

N MBI Score Split-half [95%CI]a t/F
M(SD) Range
Overall Task n/a
5005 0.26 (0.33) [−0.49–2.26] 0.65 [0.63−0.67]
Transition Ratio (Between-subject)b 8.40***
80:20 2138 0.30 (0.34) [−0.47–2.03] 0.67 [0.64−0.69]
70:30 2138 0.22 (0.31) [−0.45–2.16] 0.63 [0.61−0.66]
Difficulty/Order (Within-subject) 20.16***
Easy/1st Block 5005 0.30 (0.32) [−0.49–1.90] 0.71 [0.71−0.76]
Medium/2nd Block 5005 0.22 (0.29) [−0.53–1.92] 0.68 [0.66−0.70]
Reward Drift Set (Between-subject) −5.33***
Drift A/1st Block 2395 0.28 (0.32) [−0.46–1.84] 0.74 [0.71−0.76]
Drift B/1st Block 2610 0.33 (0.33) [−0.51–1.93] 0.69 [0.66−0.71]

aData was split using odds-evens method, reporting Pearson R.

bSubsample of total dataset to achieve two age, gender and education-matched samples.

***p < 0.001.

MBI Model-based Index, M Mean, SD Standard Deviation, CI Confidence Interval.