Table 6 Metric interpretation table
Input metric | Very small | Small | Medium | Large | Interpretation based on: |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cohen’s D |  < , ± 0.2 | [± 0.2, ± 0.5] | [± 0.5, ± 0.8] |  >  ± 0.8 | (Cohen, 2013) |
Pearson’s R |  < , 0.1] | [0.1, 0.3] | [0.3, 0.5] |  > 0.5 | (Cohen, 2013) |
Odds Ratio |  < , 1.44] | [1.44, 2.48] | [2.48, 4.27] |  > 4.27 | Conversion from (Cohen, 2013) |
% Change |  < , 0.1] | [0.1, 0.3] | [0.3, 0.5] |  > 0.5 | We posit these as reasonable interpretations for % changes in police response times |
B* |  < , 0.1] | [0.1, 0.3] | [0.3, 0.5] |  > 0.5 | Analogous to % Change |
Beta |  < , 0.1] | [0.1, 0.3] | [0.3, 0.5] |  > 0.5 | Analogous to B*, under the assumption of equal standard deviations between the predictor and outcome variable |