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Table 4 Variable assignment rules

From: Combined effects of cues influencing patients’ purchasing behavior in online health-care communities: qualitative comparative analysis based on cue utilization theory

Variables

Value before assignment

Value after assignment

Patients’ purchasing behavior

0 ~ 1503

0, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 1

Status

1, 2, 3, 4, 5

0, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 1

Reputation

− 0.82 ~ 8.26

0, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 1

Longevity

1.76 ~ 11.04

0, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 1

Appointment registration

0, 1

0, 1

Service quality

464 ~ 84,169

0, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 1

Welcome message

0, 1

0, 1

Service price

0 ~ 1200

0, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 1

Article

0 ~ 3654

0, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 1

Mutual-help group

0 ~ 1651

0, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 1