Table 1 Effects of demographic variables on the index of publicationism in a linear mixed effect model based on all data including a random effect for the country of origin of participants

From: “Publicationism” and scientists’ satisfaction depend on gender, career stage and the wider academic system

Explanatory variable

Parameter estimates (± SE)

Significance

Intercept

3.36±0.29

F 1,766 =34.78; p<0.001

Gender

0.21±0.04

F 1,766 =40.08; p<0.001

Age*

−0.19±0.05

F 1,766 =12.71; p<0.001

Employer

 

(F1,760=0.202; p=0.654)5

Gender:Age*

 

(F1,759=2.627; p=0.106)4

Gender:Employer

 

(F1,758=0.285; p=0.594)3

Age*:Employer

 

(F1,757=0.087; p=0.768)2

Gender:Age*:Employer

 

(F1,756=0.533; p=0.466)1

  1. * log2 transformed; random effect of coutnry=0.173 sd.
  2. Terms in parenthesis have been removed from the model in the order given by the superscripts. Terms shown in bold are significant in the minimum adequate model. For all terms contained in the minimum adequate model parameter estimates together with their standard errors are given.