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. 2020 Apr 2;22(4):e17734. doi: 10.2196/17734

Table 2.

Marginal effects of experimental design factors on key engagement metrics (95% CI).

Factor Key Engagement Metric

Feature utilization, mean Page views ≥25, % Time on site ≥15 min, % Returned to website, %
Personalization

On 2.38 (2.24 to 2.53) 31.6 (27.2 to 36.0) 31.3 (27.0 to 35.6) 37.9 (33.3 to 42.4)

Off 2.43 (2.28 to 2.58) 32.9 (28.5 to 37.3) 28.4 (24.1 to 32.6) 39.1 (34.6 to 43.7)

Raw difference −0.05 (−0.25 to 0.16) −1.3 (−7.5 to 4.9) 2.9 (−3.2 to 9.0) −1.2 (−7.7 to 5.2)

Standard mean difference −0.021 (−0.115 to 0.074) −0.017 (−0.111 to 0.077) 0.045 (−0.049 to 0.139) −0.019 (−0.113 to 0.075)
Integration

On 2.59 (2.44 to 2.74) 30.8 (26.5 to 35.2) 29.7 (25.4 to 34.0) 37.0 (32.4 to 41.5)

Off 2.22 (2.08 to 2.37) 33.7 (29.3 to 38.1) 29.9 (25.6 to 34.0) 40.0 (35.5 to 44.6)

Raw difference 0.36 (0.16 to 0.57)a −2.9 (−9.1 to 3.3) −0.2 (−6.3 to 5.9) −3.0 (−9.5 to 3.4)

Standard mean difference 0.166 (0.071 to 0.260)a −0.043 (−0.137 to 0.051) −0.003 (−0.097 to 0.091) −0.044 (−0.138 to 0.048)
Dynamic Tailoring

On 2.55 (2.40 to 2.70) 35.9 (31.4 to 40.4) 32.3 (28.0 to 36.7) 41.6 (36.9 to 46.2)

Off 2.26 (2.12 to 2.40) 28.6 (24.3 to 32.9) 27.3 (23.1 to 31.0) 35.4 (30.9 to 39.9)

Raw difference 0.29 (0.09 to 0.50)b 7.3 (1.1 to 13.5)c 5.0 (−1.0 to 11.1) 6.2 (−0.3 to 12.6)

Standard mean difference 0.134 (0.040 to 0.229)b 0.110 (0.016 to 0.205)c 0.078 (−0.016 to 0.173) 0.089 (−0.004 to 0.184)
Intensity

Tapered 2.42 (2.27 to 2.57) 33.1 (28.72 to 37.6) 31.3 (27.1 to 35.7) 40.0 (35.5 to 44.6)

Abrupt 2.39 (2.25 to 2.54) 31.4 (27.0 to 35.8) 28.3 (24.1 to 32.6) 36.9 (32.5 to 41.5)

Raw difference 0.03 (−0.18 to 0.23) 1.7 (−4.5 to 8.0) 3.0 (−3.0 to 9.1) 3.1 (−3.3 to 9.5)

Standard mean difference 0.012 (−0.083 to 0.106) 0.028 (−0.066 to 0.122) 0.047 (−0.047 to 0.141) 0.045 (−0.049 to 0.139)

aSMD: standardized mean difference.

bP<.001.

cP<.01.