Variable | Type | Mean | Standard deviation | Range | |
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Dependent variable | Monthly price | Continuous | 784.133 | 364.158 | 21–1600 |
Log monthly price | Continuous | 6.544 | 0.541 | 3.045–7.378 | |
Standardized quality scores | Overall quality score | Continuous | 0 | 1 | − 8.687–0.310 |
Infrastructure quality score | Continuous | 0 | 1 | − 8.798–0.259 | |
Curriculum and materials quality score | Continuous | 0 | 1 | − 4.410–0.848 | |
Human resources quality score | Continuous | 0 | 1 | − 9.074–1.070 | |
Other control variables | Center is accredited with MoNE | Dummy (0/1) | 0.699 | 0.46 | 0–1 |
Age of the center | Continuous | 7.343 | 5.969 | 0–40 | |
Total enrollment in a school | Continuous | 57.757 | 42.312 | 3–340 | |
Number of hours the center is open on a Monday | Continuous | 9.993 | 1.244 | 7–12 | |
Center provides service for extended hours | Dummy (0/1) | 0.029 | 0.168 | 0–1 | |
Number of weeks the center operates in a year | Continuous | 43.335 | 6.648 | 18–48 | |
Center provides free transportation | Dummy (0/1) | 0.127 | 0.334 | 0–1 | |
High neighborhood welfare | Dummy (0/1) | 0.405 | 0.492 | 0–1 | |
Medium neighborhood welfare | Dummy (0/1) | 0.555 | 0.498 | 0–1 | |
Low neighborhood welfare | Dummy (0/1) | 0.04 | 0.198 | 0–1 | |
Province: Denizli | Dummy (0/1) | 0.064 | 0.245 | 0–1 | |
Province: Eskisehir | Dummy (0/1) | 0.092 | 0.291 | 0–1 | |
Province: Gaziantep | Dummy (0/1) | 0.116 | 0.321 | 0–1 | |
Province: Istanbul | Dummy (0/1) | 0.584 | 0.494 | 0–1 | |
Province: Samsun | Dummy (0/1) | 0.145 | 0.353 | 0–1 | |
Observations | 173 | 173 |