The study behind the tools
Interactive views of the published results. Hover or tab through any row for details. All values also appear as tables on the methodology page.
How common is XR?
AAM-accredited museums in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin had adopted XR, or 16.1%. The other 135 (83.9%) had not.
Each square is one museum.
Which traits go with XR adoption?
Odds ratios from the logistic regression. Above 1 means museums with that trait were more likely to have XR; below 1, less likely. The scale is logarithmic, so 2× and 0.5× sit the same distance from 1.
These are associations, not causes. Source: later manuscript, balanced logistic regression on 161 museums.
How strong is the evidence for each predictor?
p-values from the regression model. A shorter bar means stronger evidence. Only bars left of the 0.05 line meet the usual significance threshold.
Overall model: likelihood-ratio p = 0.0004, pseudo-R² = 0.25, balanced accuracy 79%. Mean Cohen's kappa of 0.10 means predictions generalize weakly.
Three takeaways for museums
Lead with education
Online programs are the strongest practical signal. Tie your first XR pilot to something you already teach.
Get digital basics right
Every adopter kept an active public presence. A website and social media come before headsets.
Read the numbers modestly
Only one predictor was individually significant. Treat these as patterns to explore, not rules.