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. 2014 Jun 12;2:e417. doi: 10.7717/peerj.417

Table 2. Results of the best fit GLMM during the proficiency phase.

Fixed effects in bold had a significant influence on whether or not an individual approached. In both dyadic and triadic sessions, individuals were more likely to approach others close in rank to themselves, unless the potential partner was kin.

Variable β SE Z p
Dyadic proficiency
Fixed effects
Intercept −1.98 0.46 −4.30 <0.001
Kin 1.38 0.67 2.07 0.04
Affiliation 0.12 0.10 1.22 0.22
Rank distance 0.32 0.08 3.86 <0.001
Kinrank distance 0.52 0.13 3.80 <0.001
Affiliation ∗ rank distance −0.03 0.03 −1.12 0.26
Random effects
Individual present Variance 0.26
Individual approaching Variance 0.23
Session Variance 0.00
Triadic proficiency
Fixed Effects
Intercept 1.79 0.35 5.11 <0.001
Kin −0.47 0.45 −1.05 0.30
Affiliation −0.02 0.05 −.26 0.80
Rank distance −0.02 0.04 −0.58 0.56
Kinrank distance 0.22 0.08 2.67 0.007
Affiliation ∗ rank distance 0.02 0.01 1.26 0.21
Random effects
Individual present Variance 0.21
Individual approaching Variance 0.19
Session Variance 0.08