Table 7. Results of the negative binomial regression model for the share count.
Parameter | B | Sig. | Exp(B) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
(Intercept) | –13.024 | .000 | 2.206E-06 | |
Headline |
Word length (avg.) | –0.374 | .000 | 0.688*** |
Word count (log2) | –0.079 | .131 | 0.924 | |
Question count | –0.405 | .001 | 0.667*** | |
Unusual punctuation | 0.889 | .000 | 2.432*** | |
Common phrases | –0.304 | .000 | 0.738*** | |
Unigrams | –0.254 | .003 | 0.776** | |
Sentiment | 0.105 | .133 | 1.111 | |
Post text |
Word length (avg.) | 0.061 | .011 | 1.063* |
Word count (log2) | 0.167 | .000 | 1.182*** | |
Question count | -0.808 | .018 | 0.446* | |
Unusual punctuation | –0.440 | .000 | 0.644*** | |
Common phrases | 0.413 | .000 | 1.512*** | |
Unigrams | 0.240 | .006 | 1.272** | |
Sentiment | 0.039 | .551 | 1.040 | |
Topics |
Business | -0.053 | .542 | 0.949 |
Crime | –0.443 | .000 | 0.642*** | |
Education | –0.466 | .000 | 0.627*** | |
Environment | –0.548 | .059 | 0.547 | |
Travel | –1.196 | .000 | 0.302*** | |
Media & Celebrities | –0.666 | .000 | 0.514*** | |
Lifestyle | –0.397 | .000 | 0.612*** | |
Politics | –0.107 | .108 | 0.902 | |
Sports | –0.043 | .769 | 0.957 | |
Controls |
Origin United States | –0.047 | .380 | 0.954 |
Tabloid | 0.825 | .000 | 2.283*** | |
Site follower (log2) | 0.868 | .000 | 2.375*** | |
(Scale) | 1 | |||
(Negative binomial) | 2.375 |
* p ≤ .05
** p ≤ .01
*** p ≤ .001.