Table 5 Pairings between guest–host genders (F = female; M = male) in Airbnb. Values in brackets represent 95% confidence level intervals obtained from the rewiring analysis, while the values to their right denote the corresponding empirically observed frequencies. Upward green (downward red) arrows highlight over-expressed (under-expressed) values
From: Offline biases in online platforms: a study of diversity and homophily in Airbnb
City | FF | FF | FM | FM | MF | MF | MM | MM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Full property rental | ||||||||
AMS | [29.39; 29.44]% | 30.23% | [23.98; 24.03]% | 23.19% | [25.61; 25.65]% | 24.82% | [20.93; 20.97]% | 21.76% |
CHI | [33.57; 33.66]% | 34.81% | [25.04; 25.13]% | 23.89% | [23.60; 23.69]% | 22.45% | [17.61; 17.70]% | 18.84% |
DUB | [35.17; 35.40]% | 37.80% | [25.29; 25.52]% | 22.88% | [22.85; 23.08]% | 20.44% | [16.23; 16.46]% | 18.87% |
HK | [33.24; 33.33]% | 33.79% | [24.51; 24.61]% | 24.06% | [24.16; 24.27]% | 23.72% | [17.89; 17.99]% | 18.44% |
NAS | [41.29; 41.49]% | 41.78% | [22.60; 22.80]% | 22.32% | [23.14; 23.34]% | 22.86% | [12.56; 12.76]% | 13.05% |
Shared property rental | ||||||||
AMS | [28.55; 28.62]% | 29.27% | [20.65; 20.72]% | 20.00% | [29.38; 29.44]% | 28.72% | [21.28; 21.34]% | 22.01% |
CHI | [31.50; 31.58]% | 32.91% | [24.64; 24.72]% | 23.32% | [24.53; 24.61]% | 23.21% | [19.16; 19.24]% | 20.57% |
DUB | [30.88; 31.47]% | 29.59% | [26.59; 26.85]% | 28.14% | [22.68; 22.94]% | 24.24% | [19.32; 19.59]% | 18.03% |
HK | [33.25; 33.37]% | 33.89% | [23.96; 24.07]% | 23.44% | [24.79; 24.91]% | 24.28% | [17.77; 17.88]% | 18.40% |
NAS | [42.33; 42.60]% | 42.55% | [30.91; 31.18]% | 30.96% | [15.27; 15.54]% | 15.32% | [10.95; 11.22]% | 11.17% |
