TABLE 5.
T-tests comparing prejudice scores for people who use and do not use specific news sources.
Prejudice | ||||
News Source | N | M | SD | T |
CNN | ||||
Use | 462 | 2.42 | 10.09 | 0.729 |
Don’t use | 679 | 2.46 | 0.99 | |
Use | 409 | 2.59 | 10.08 | −3.574*** |
Don’t use | 732 | 2.36 | 10.00 | |
Fox News | ||||
Use | 398 | 2.55 | 10.03 | −2.392* |
Don’t use | 743 | 2.39 | 10.04 | |
NPR | ||||
Use | 137 | 2.26 | 1.11 | 20.082* |
Don’t use | 1,004 | 2.47 | 10.02 | |
New York Times | ||||
Use | 215 | 2.25 | 10.06 | 30.070** |
Don’t use | 926 | 2.49 | 10.02 | |
Use | 215 | 2.50 | 1.19 | –0.732 |
Don’t use | 926 | 2.43 | 10.02 |
* p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001.