The influence of algorithms on political and dating decisions.

PLoS One · 2021 · PMC8059858 · PMID 33882073

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did not reach statistical significancep = .058so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

Results and discussion A paired samples t-test showed, contrary to our expectations, that in this experiment the participants’ greater willingness to vote for the target candidates ( M = 4.45, SD = 1.45) than the control candidates ( M = 4.34, SD = 1.28) did not reach statistical significance, t (217) = 1.58, p = .058, d = 0.11.

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