Connections

The standings are modified as follows:

(Effective standing) = 10 - (10 - (Base standing))*(1-0.04*(Connections level))

instead of

(Effective standing) = (Base standing)*(1+0.04*(Connections level)),

as one could expect from the in-game description.

I.e., it is not the value of your standing which is increased by 4% per level of Connections; instead, the difference between 10 and your standing is decreased by 4% per level of Connections.