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. 2019 Jul 29;75(6):1181–1192. doi: 10.1093/geronb/gbz090

Table 1.

Training Data as a Function of Intervention Group and Spacing Condition

Every other day Every day Twice per day Main effect (spacing)
Mean SD Mean SD Mean SD p BF η 2 p
Working memory-training group N = 26 N = 24 N = 28
 Number of sessions 19.46 2.14 20.46 2.13 21.61 3.78
 Range of sessions 14–26 17–26 14–29
 Average first two sessions 2.25 0.45 2.39 0.35 2.44 0.42 .24 0.35 .04
 Average last two sessions 2.65 0.53 2.91 1.10 2.88 0.50 .39 0.23 .03
 Overall gain 0.39 0.41 0.52 0.97 0.44 0.41 .79 0.13 .01
Linear regression
 Overall slope 0.02 0.02 0.03 0.05 0.01 0.02 .37 0.24 .03
 Intercept 2.39 0.47 2.57 0.48 2.64 0.39 .13 0.58 .05
Spline regression
 First slope 0.21 0.25 0.40 0.43 0.27 0.24 .09 0.73 .06
 Change from first slope −0.18 0.29 −0.41 0.39 −0.29 0.27 * 1.20 .08
 Second slope 0.03 0.09 0.00 0.07 −0.01 0.13 .35 0.26 .03
 Knot location 6.20 3.91 4.75 3.14 5.48 3.74 .38 0.24 .03
Knowledge-training group N = 25 N = 24 N = 28
 Number of sessions 20.36 1.85 19.88 1.70 21.29 3.54
 Range of sessions 15–25 16–26 13–30
 Average first two sessions 5.31 1.10 5.14 1.38 5.50 1.32 .61 0.17 .01
 Average last two sessions 7.07 1.83 6.74 2.25 7.18 2.19 .73 0.14 .01
 Overall gain 1.77 1.27 1.59 1.10 1.68 1.25 .88 0.12 .00
Linear regression
 Overall slope 0.08 0.06 0.07 0.05 0.06 0.05 .56 0.18 .02
 Intercept 5.85 1.37 5.57 1.86 6.14 1.86 .49 0.20 .02
Spline regression
 First slope 1.54 1.39 1.45 1.87 1.88 1.54 .61 0.17 .01
 Change from first slope −1.61 1.38 −1.47 1.88 −1.77 1.68 .81 0.13 .01
 Second slope −0.07 0.45 −0.02 0.26 0.10 0.29 .18 0.43 .05
 Knot location 5.12 4.07 5.63 4.19 4.37 3.68 .53 0.19 .02

Note: BF = Bayes factors. BF above 1 (in bold) are considered evidence in favor of the alternative hypothesis. *P = .05.