Data.xlsx

This data includes for the first experiment- empathy ratings by participants in response to pictures of losing and winning athletes. Before analyzing our data, we readjusted our scale so that the zero would be in the middle.We ran a paired samples t-test using the program IBM SPSS statistics v23 (2015). As for the second experiment- we used a statistical analysis to investigate which face and body features predicted the highest and lowest scores of empathy. On a five-point scale (from 1, very sad, to 5, very happy), the participants rated the level of empathy they felt with regard to the images on the screen. Since the dependent variable was ordinal (empathy level 1 to 5), we ran an ordinal cumulative mixed model with fixed effects, by participants and by items (i.e, by pictures). Each predictor had different numbers of levels. To standardize the contrast, we chose a simple coding scheme. The coding scheme was designed to compare the mean of the dependent variable for a given level to the overall mean of that level (e.g., for mouth, neutral/relaxed mouth was the reference level, for body, standing was the reference level). Finally, we ran a post-hoc analysis using the pairwise ordinal paired test using package lsmeans in R. This test calculates the p-values for each independent variable level from the paired cumulative link model.<br>