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. 2021 Mar 11;7(3):e06383. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e06383

Table 8.

Hypothesis test results.

Hypotheses | Independ. variable Depend. variable Findings Conclusion
H1 Perceived Usefulness (PU) Intention to Use (IU) Positively & statistically significant∗∗∗ ( βˆ= 0.276, p < 0.001) Supported with medium effect
H2a Perceived Ease of Use (PEOU) Perceived Usefulness (PU) Positively & statistically significant∗∗∗ ( βˆ = 0.465, p < 0.001) Supported with large effect
H2b Perceived Ease of Use (PEOU) Intention to Use (IU) Positively & statistically significant∗∗ (βˆ = 0.196, p < 0.05) Supported with medium effect
H3 Reputation (REP) Trust in Vendor (TV) Positively & statistically significant∗∗∗ ( βˆ = 0.725, p < 0.001) Supported with large effect
H4 Gamification (GAM) Use Positively & statistically significant∗∗ ( βˆ = 0.167, p < 0.05) Supported with medium effect
H5 Intention to Use (IU) Use Positively & statistically significant∗∗∗ ( βˆ = 0.427, p < 0.001) Supported with large effect
H6a Use Buy Frequency (BF) Positively & statistically significant∗∗∗ ( βˆ = 0.770, p < 0.001) Supported with large effect
H6b Use Repurchase Intention (RPI) Positively & statistically significant∗∗ (βˆ = 0.184, p < 0.05) Supported with medium effect
H7 Purchase Frequency(BF) Repurchase Intention (RPI) Positively & statistically significant ∗∗∗ ( βˆ = 0.397, p < 0.001) Supported with large effect
H8a Trust in Vendor (TV) Repurchase Intention (RPI) Positively & statistically significant ∗∗∗ ( βˆ = 0.363, p < 0.001) Supported with large effect
H8b Trust in Vendor (TV) Buy Frequency (BF) Positively & statistically significant ∗∗ (βˆ = 0.137, p < 0.05) Supported with small effect
H8c Trust in Vendor (TV) Intention to Use (IU) Positively & statistically significant ∗∗ ( βˆ= 0.333, p < 0.001) Supported with medium effect

Notes: Path Coefficient βˆ: NS = not significant; ∗ significant at p < 0.10.; ∗∗ significant at p < 0.05.; ∗∗∗ significant at p < 0.01; Effect size: >0.350 large; >0.150 and ≤0.350 medium; >0.150 and ≤0.350 small (Chin, 1998; Cohen, 1988).