Investment in online self-evaluation tests: A theoretical approach

Table 1 Cost Path for Scenarios 1 and 2 in the N-Person Model

	Scenario 1	Scenario 2
t = 0	Potentially Traumatic Experience n individuals take the online self-evaluation test. Costs: n·IDC ₀(A ₁)	Potentially Traumatic Experience No one takes the test. Costs = 0
t = 1	Proportion π need therapy. Costs: n·π·STC ₁(A ₁) (1-π) are not ill and do not need therapy.	Proportion π need therapy. Costs: n·π·LTC ₁(A ₂) (1-π) are not ill and do not need therapy.
	Resulting total costs: $n \cdot I D C_{0} (A_{1}) + \frac{n \cdot π \cdot S T C_{1} (A_{1})}{(1 + i)}$	Resulting total costs: $\frac{n \cdot π \cdot L T C_{1} (A_{2})}{(1 + i)}$

ISSN: 1752-2897