Fig 1. A graphical representation of the structural equation model used in the present study to investigate a potential relationship between attention given to scientific research in non-scientific media and the peer-reviewed scientific literature.
Unidirectional relationships are denoted by single headed arrows. Covariances between two factors are shown using double headed arrows. Factors are denoted by bolded oval shapes and observed variables are denoted by rectangles. The model indicates that there is a strong relationship between attention given in non-scientific media (fNSI), by the general public, and scientific literature (fSI), by scientists.