Table 2.
Ratings that violate essential criterion: study 1.
| Item | Observed counta | Monotonicityb | Outfitd |
| I know what health resources are available on the Internet. | 1-(SD)d, 8-(D) |
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| I know where to find helpful health resoures on the Internet. | 0-(SD) |
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| I know how to find helpful health resources on the Internet. | 0-(SD), 6-(D) |
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| I know how to use the Internet to answer my questions about health. | 0-(SD), 5-(D) |
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| I know how to use the health information I find on the Internet to help me. | 1-(SD), 7-(D) |
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4.12-(SD) |
| I have the skills I need to evaluate the health resources I find on the Internet. | 2-(SD), 7-(D) |
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| I can tell high-quality health resources from low-quality health resources on the Internet. | 3-(SD) |
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| I feel confident in using information from the Internet to make health decisions. | 1-(SD) |
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aThe numbers in the “Observed count” column are the counts of each answer choice in violation of the essential criterion.
bBecause none of the items violated montoncity, no data are reported in that column.
cThe numbers in the “Outfit” column are the values of the misfitting outfit means-square.
dSD: strongly disagree, D: disagree.