Table 3.
Parametric and nonparametric estimates of the coefficient (the treatment effect).
| Group and methods | Estimate | SE | Na | P value | ||
| Monthly consultations | ||||||
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Control | |||||
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Parametric | 6.113 | 5.970 | 3696 | .31 |
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Nonparametric | –9.286 | 8.087 | 1680 | .25 |
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Treatment | |||||
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Parametric | 20.699 | 9.095 | 3806 | .02 |
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Nonparametric | 5.133 | 10.277 | 2422 | .62 |
| Monthly home page views | ||||||
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Control | |||||
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Parametric | 80,666 | 10,704 | 3696 | <.001 |
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Nonparametric | 66,814 | 13,535 | 2352 | <.001 |
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Treatment | |||||
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Parametric | 84,340 | 14,535 | 3806 | <.001 |
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Nonparametric | 73,351 | 18,386 | 2422 | <.001 |
aN: number of physicians in the experimental data.