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. 2021 May 18;20:79. doi: 10.1186/s12912-021-00599-y

Table 4.

Comparison of mean scores of the information searching skills and use of different search features

Variable Groups Pre test Post test Mean difference Statistic t* and p
M ± SD M ± SD
Information searching skills Intervention 2.06 ± 0.76 3.85 ± 0.67 1.79

t = −8.38

p < 0.001

Control 2.19 ± 0.83 1.93 ± 0.70 −0.26

t = −1.24

p = 0.25

Statistic t** and p

t = −0.59

p = 0.55

t = 10.92

p < 0.001

*Paired t-test

**Independent t-test