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Table 4 Statistical significance of variations (t-test) in the price structure of matched flights before and after the entry event

From: The Low-cost fare response to new entry

Level of aggregation

No. deltas

Avg. value prior to entries (t = -7 …-1)

Mean ∆t → t-7

P value

Each matched flight

  Pi,t

1809

68.27

−2.892***

0.000

  βi,t

1809

0.045

−0.0087***

0.001

  Di,t

1809

0.221

0.0001

0.998

Aggregated by observation (dept,arr,dept time)

  Pi

322

68.38

−2.529*

0.063

  βi

322

0.045

−0.0089***

0.000

  Di

322

0.228

0.0022

0.834

Aggregated by route (dept,arr)

  P

194

76.51

−2.610

0.171

  β

194

0.035

−0.006***

0.001

  D

194

0.258

−0.015

0.254