Table 7.
Comparison of confidence between pre-search and post-search right and wrong answers (N = 928)
| Confidence inAnswer | Pre-Search, No. (%) | Post-Search, No. (%) | zScore | PValue |
| Right answer | (n= 568) | (n = 761) | ||
| Not confident/ somewhat confident | 208 (36.6) | 34 (4.5) | 14.91 | < .001 |
| Confident/ very confident | 350 (61.6) | 727 (95.5) | –15.60 | < .001 |
| Not provided | 10 (1.8) | – | – | – |
| Wrong answer | (n= 360) | (n = 167) | ||
| Not confident/ somewhat confident | 154 (42.8) | 30 (18.0) | 6.28 | < .001 |
| Confident/ very confident | 199 (55.3) | 137 (82.0) | –6.75 | < .001 |
| Not provided | 7 (1.9) | – | – | – |