Table 9 The association between tone ambiguity and delayed delivery

Uncertain

0.172***

0.109***

(3.00)

(3.03)

Weak modal

0.363***

0.181***

(3.09)

(4.34)

Funding goal

0.064***

0.076***

0.063***

0.066***

(3.04)

(3.70)

(6.16)

(6.47)

Duration

0.097

0.103

0.115***

0.120***

(1.38)

(1.45)

(3.06)

(3.24)

Rewards

−0.062

−0.071

0.034

0.032

(−1.32)

(−1.42)

(1.33)

(1.29)

Quick updates

−0.014

−0.005

0.029

0.029

(−0.37)

(−0.12)

(1.47)

(1.45)

Comment quantity

0.057***

0.059***

0.014***

0.015***

(4.44)

(4.60)

(4.07)

(4.97)

Backer sentiment

0.034

0.035

0.013

0.013

(1.21)

(1.18)

(1.10)

(1.09)

Total words

−0.069

−0.096**

−0.046***

−0.049***

(−1.60)

(−2.28)

(−2.59)

(−2.78)

Featured

−0.038

−0.032

−0.039**

−0.042**

(−0.86)

(−0.74)

(−2.00)

(−2.15)

Social network

0.006

0.002

−0.001

−0.002

(0.34)

(0.11)

(−0.16)

(−0.22)

ARI

0.011

0.011

−0.000

0.001

(1.18)

(1.29)

(−0.02)

(0.22)

Net positive

−0.011

−0.010

−0.015

−0.016

(−0.46)

(−0.39)

(−1.55)

(−1.59)

Risk index

−0.007

−0.003

−0.010

−0.009

(−0.26)

(−0.11)

(−0.85)

(−0.81)

Video

−0.002

−0.000

−0.011

−0.012*

(−0.10)

(−0.01)

(−1.60)

(−1.80)

Image

0.031

0.035

0.017**

0.018**

(1.42)

(1.58)

(2.29)

(2.43)

Subcategory control

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Year controls

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Location controls

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Observations

434

434

1800

1800

Chi square

88.606

101.006

318.384

317.323