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Table 1 Growth curve models for fitting distance from target for subject i at time point j

From: Effects of verbal tasks on driving simulator performance

Model

Equation

1. Base

Ƴij = β0i + β1 * Timej + β2 * Timej2 + β3 * Timej3 + β4 * Timej4 + εi

2. Intercept

β0i = ζ0 + ζ0i * Speed

β0 = ζ1

β1 = ζ2

β2 = ζ3

β3 = ζ4

β4 = ζ5

Ƴij = β0i + β1 * Timej + β2 * Timej2 + β3 * Timej3 + β4 * Timej4 + εi

β0i = ζ0 + ζ0i * Speed

β0 = ζ1 * Conversation * Speed * SegmentType

β1 = ζ2

β2 = ζ3

β3 = ζ4

β4 = ζ5

3. Linear

Ƴij = β0i + β1 * Timej + β2 * Timej2 + β3 * Timej3 + β4 * Timej4 + εi

β0i = ζ0 + ζ0i * Speed

β0 = ζ1 * Conversation * Speed * SegmentType

β1 = ζ2 * Conversation * Speed * SegmentType

β2 = ζ3

β3 = ζ4

β4 = ζ5

4. Quadratic

Ƴij = β0i + β1 * Timej + β2 * Timej2 + β3 * Timej3 + β4 * Timej4 + εi

β0i = ζ0 + ζ0i * Speed

β0 = ζ1 * Conversation * Speed * SegmentType

β1 = ζ2 * Conversation * Speed * SegmentType

β2 = ζ3 * Conversation * Speed * SegmentType

β3 = ζ4

β4 = ζ5

5. Cubic

Ƴij = β0i + β1 * Timej + β2 * Timej2 + β3 * Timej3 + β4 * Timej4 + εi

β0i = ζ0 + ζ0i * Speed

β0 = ζ1 * Conversation * Speed * SegmentType

β1 = ζ2 * Conversation * Speed * SegmentType

β2 = ζ3 * Conversation * Speed * SegmentType

β3 = ζ4 * Conversation * Speed * SegmentType

β4 = ζ5

6. Quartic

Ƴij = β0i + β1 * Timej + β2 * Timej2 + β3 * Timej3 + β4 * Timej4 + εi

β0i = ζ0 + ζ0i * Speed

β0 = ζ1 * Conversation * Speed * SegmentType

β1 = ζ2 * Conversation * Speed * SegmentType

β2 = ζ3 * Conversation * Speed * SegmentType

β3 = ζ4 * Conversation * Speed * SegmentType

β4 = ζ5 * Conversation * Speed * SegmentType