Table 3 .
Values of All Searching-related Factors for All Searches, Stratified by Student Type (Medical Student or Nurse Practitioner Student)
| Variable | All | Medical | Nurse Practitioner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number | 66 | 45 | 21 |
| PreCorr (% true) | 32% | 32% | 31% |
| PreCert (1–5) | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 |
| PostCorr (% true) | 46% | 512% | 35% |
| PostCert (1–5) | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.1 |
| Time (min) | 32 | 30 | 39 |
| Stacks (= Used) | 28% | 32% | 20% |
| Order (2–6) | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| School (= M) | 68% | 100% | 0% |
| Age (yr) | 34 | 31 | 41 |
| Sex (= M) | 35% | 51% | 0% |
| CompHrs (hr) | 8.4 | 7.4 | 10.7 |
| ProdSW (% true) | 79% | 72% | 95% |
| OwnPC (% true) | 92% | 91% | 95% |
| Modem (% true) | 86% | 82% | 95% |
| Internet (% true) | 73% | 67% | 85% |
| LitSrch (monthly) | 5.7 | 7.1 | 2.6 |
| WebSrch (monthly) | 9.0 | 11.0 | 4.5 |
| WebMed (monthly) | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.7 |
| TrainEBM (% true) | 57% | 53% | 67% |
| HrdMsh (% true) | 91% | 91% | 92% |
| UsedMsh (% true) | 73% | 75% | 67% |
| HrdSH (% true) | 87% | 85% | 92% |
| UsedSH (% true) | 60% | 60% | 58% |
| HrdExp (% true) | 79% | 83% | 72% |
| UsedExp (% true) | 49% | 60% | 25% |
| HrdPT (% true) | 56% | 69% | 28% |
| UsedPT (% true) | 22% | 29% | 5.0% |
| PracHard (% true) | 68% | 72% | 60% |
| EnjComp (% true) | 88% | 87% | 90% |
| VZ2 (score) | 12.7 | 14.2 | 9.2 |
| RL1 (score) | 12.6 | 14.2 | 9.0 |
| V4 (score) | 22.6 | 23.1 | 21.6 |
| Helpful (articles) | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 |
| Justified (articles) | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.4 |
| Sets (number) | 19.1 | 21.6 | 13.7 |
| Viewed (articles) | 8.6 | 7.1 | 12.0 |
| FTViewed (articles) | 0.94 | 0.87 | 1.1 |
| Quis (score) | 6.6 | 6.8 | 6.3 |
| Retrieved (articles) | 26 | 23 | 32 |
| Precision (calculated) | 29% | 30% | 26% |
| Recall (calculated) | 18% | 18% | 20% |