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Table 603 |
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Q21.
How do you verify the information you receive from the Internet? That is, |
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how do you establish the accuracy of the
information you receive from the |
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open Internet? |
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Base |
Faculty Member |
Graduate Student |
Faculty / Graduate Student |
Under Graduate Student |
Public |
Private |
Liberal Arts |
Biological Sciences |
Physical Sciences |
Social Sciences |
Arts & Humanities |
Engineering |
Business |
Law |
Undecided Major |
Male |
Female |
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A |
B |
C |
D |
E |
F |
G |
H |
I |
J |
K |
L |
M |
N |
O |
P |
Q |
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Base - Use the Internet |
1046 |
302 |
333 |
635 |
410 |
433 |
276 |
336 |
150 |
175 |
295 |
207 |
44 |
131 |
10* |
33* |
599 |
447 |
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Don't Know/Refused |
29 |
8 |
12 |
20 |
10 |
17 |
3 |
9 |
2 |
6 |
8 |
6 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
3 |
17 |
12 |
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2.8 |
2.6 |
3.5 |
3.1 |
2.4 |
4 |
1.1 |
2.7 |
1.2 |
3.4 |
2.5 |
2.7 |
3.3 |
2.8 |
3.3 |
9.1 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
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F |
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Base - Total Responding |
1017 |
294 |
322 |
616 |
401 |
416 |
273 |
327 |
149 |
169 |
288 |
202 |
42 |
127 |
10* |
30* |
582 |
435 |
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Check it against another
source |
399 |
129 |
109 |
239 |
161 |
159 |
98 |
142 |
49 |
62 |
107 |
99 |
19 |
51 |
4 |
8 |
232 |
168 |
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39.3 |
44 |
34 |
38.7 |
40.1 |
38.3 |
35.9 |
43.3 |
33.1 |
36.7 |
37.3 |
48.9 |
44.5 |
40.1 |
43.1 |
26.7 |
39.8 |
38.5 |
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HIJ |
H |
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Only reference known sources |
210 |
64 |
72 |
136 |
74 |
73 |
66 |
72 |
26 |
41 |
66 |
34 |
6 |
30 |
2 |
7 |
128 |
82 |
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20.7 |
21.9 |
22.4 |
22.1 |
18.4 |
17.4 |
24.2 |
21.9 |
17.2 |
24.3 |
22.9 |
16.7 |
14.4 |
23.4 |
15.5 |
23.3 |
22 |
19 |
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Trust the sponsoring
organization/publisher |
86 |
29 |
29 |
58 |
28 |
33 |
25 |
27 |
18 |
15 |
19 |
16 |
4 |
9 |
1 |
4 |
51 |
35 |
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8.4 |
9.8 |
9.2 |
9.5 |
6.9 |
8 |
9.2 |
8.3 |
11.8 |
8.9 |
6.5 |
7.8 |
10.3 |
7.3 |
10.3 |
13.3 |
8.7 |
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Only reference academic
sources provided by |
82 |
19 |
24 |
43 |
39 |
28 |
25 |
28 |
13 |
17 |
32 |
6 |
1 |
10 |
1 |
2 |
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an accredited institution |
8.1 |
6.5 |
7.5 |
7 |
9.7 |
6.8 |
9.3 |
8.7 |
8.9 |
10.1 |
11.1 |
2.8 |
2.1 |
8 |
12.1 |
6.7 |
8 |
8.1 |
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KL |
KL |
KL |
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KL |
KL |
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Trust the web site |
73 |
19 |
30 |
49 |
25 |
30 |
26 |
17 |
10 |
16 |
19 |
10 |
6 |
11 |
1 |
1 |
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28 |
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7.2 |
6.4 |
9.2 |
7.9 |
6.2 |
7.3 |
9.6 |
5.1 |
6.5 |
9.5 |
6.5 |
5 |
14.4 |
8.8 |
5.2 |
3.3 |
7.8 |
6.4 |
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HJK |
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Trust the author |
70 |
26 |
21 |
47 |
23 |
27 |
26 |
17 |
7 |
18 |
13 |
20 |
5 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
47 |
23 |
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6.9 |
8.8 |
6.6 |
7.6 |
5.7 |
6.6 |
9.3 |
5.2 |
4.7 |
10.7 |
4.6 |
10 |
11 |
4.4 |
3.4 |
3.3 |
8.1 |
5.2 |
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HJM |
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Discuss with professor |
67 |
0 |
19 |
19 |
48 |
21 |
9 |
37 |
4 |
13 |
26 |
17 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
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35 |
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6.6 |
0 |
6.1 |
3.2 |
11.9 |
5.1 |
3.2 |
11.4 |
2.4 |
7.7 |
9.2 |
8.3 |
5.5 |
1.5 |
5.2 |
10 |
5.6 |
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HM |
HM |
M |
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Peer reviewed |
43 |
23 |
12 |
35 |
8 |
20 |
12 |
11 |
10 |
9 |
11 |
4 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
25 |
17 |
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4.2 |
7.8 |
3.7 |
5.7 |
1.9 |
4.9 |
4.2 |
3.3 |
6.5 |
5.3 |
3.9 |
2.2 |
5.5 |
3.6 |
1.7 |
3.3 |
4.3 |
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BD |
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K |
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Trust the library/collection |
42 |
9 |
21 |
30 |
13 |
26 |
9 |
7 |
6 |
6 |
11 |
11 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
19 |
23 |
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4.2 |
3.1 |
6.5 |
4.8 |
3.1 |
6.2 |
3.5 |
2.1 |
4.1 |
3.6 |
3.9 |
5.6 |
6.8 |
2.9 |
1.7 |
3.3 |
3.3 |
5.3 |
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G |
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Only reference sites recommended
by |
34 |
6 |
9 |
16 |
19 |
11 |
11 |
13 |
2 |
4 |
9 |
16 |
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2 |
0 |
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colleague or peer |
3.4 |
2.2 |
2.9 |
2.6 |
4.7 |
2.6 |
4.1 |
3.9 |
1.2 |
2.4 |
3.3 |
7.8 |
1.4 |
1.5 |
1.7 |
3.3 |
2.9 |
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HILM |
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Do a search on the author |
30 |
3 |
7 |
10 |
20 |
11 |
5 |
13 |
2 |
6 |
15 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
15 |
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2.9 |
1 |
2.2 |
1.6 |
4.9 |
2.7 |
2 |
3.9 |
1.2 |
3.6 |
5.2 |
3.3 |
0 |
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2.5 |
3.4 |
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AC |
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LM |
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Self investigation |
26 |
11 |
3 |
14 |
11 |
5 |
7 |
13 |
4 |
5 |
8 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
12 |
14 |
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2.5 |
3.9 |
0.9 |
2.3 |
2.8 |
1.3 |
2.6 |
4.1 |
3 |
3 |
2.6 |
1.7 |
3.4 |
1.5 |
1.7 |
6.7 |
2.1 |
3.1 |
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E |
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Trust if it is fee based site |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Other |
117 |
53 |
28 |
82 |
35 |
40 |
40 |
36 |
26 |
24 |
23 |
25 |
4 |
8 |
2 |
6 |
74 |
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11.5 |
18.1 |
8.8 |
13.2 |
8.8 |
9.7 |
14.8 |
11.1 |
17.2 |
14.2 |
7.8 |
12.2 |
10.3 |
6.6 |
15.5 |
20 |
12.6 |
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BD |
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JM |
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Do not verify information |
39 |
6 |
15 |
21 |
18 |
18 |
10 |
11 |
4 |
4 |
9 |
4 |
1 |
12 |
0 |
3 |
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14 |
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3.9 |
2 |
4.7 |
3.4 |
4.5 |
4.4 |
3.8 |
3.2 |
3 |
2.4 |
3.3 |
2.2 |
3.4 |
9.5 |
3.4 |
10 |
4.4 |
3.2 |
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