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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Devaraj S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5464625 | biostudies-literature | 2017
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Does the level of sunlight affect the tipping percentage in taxicab rides in New York City? We examined this question using data on 13.82 million cab rides from January to October in 2009 in New York City combined with data on hourly levels of solar radiation. We found a small but statistically significant positive relationship between sunlight and tipping, with an estimated tipping increase of 0.5 to 0.7 percentage points when transitioning from a dark sky to full sunshine. The findings are rob ...[more]