Table 3.

Comparison of monthly trends for the keywords analysed with SEMrush based on searches related to cheating on exams in general vs. cheating on online exams.

Month	Keywords related to cheating in tests	Average	Standard deviation	Bilateral significance
Jan-20	General	0.191	0.044	0.607
	Online	0.149	0.063	0.588
Feb-20	General	0.307	0.036	0.441
	Online	0.251	0.069	0.475
Mar-20	General	0.376	0.039	0.010∗
	Online	0.188	0.050	0.005∗
Apr-20	General	0.393	0.039	0.035∗
	Online	0.235	0.058	0.030∗
May-20	General	0.246	0.038	0.045∗
	Online	0.402	0.072	0.064
Jun-20	General	0.190	0.033	0.000∗
	Online	0.554	0.079	0.000∗
Jul-20	General	0.179	0.030	0.004∗
	Online	0.362	0.062	0.012∗
Aug-20	General	0.182	0.037	0.863
	Online	0.170	0.042	0.841
Sep-20	General	0.151	0.029	0.758
	Online	0.133	0.051	0.766
Oct-20	General	0.2050	0.034	0.492
	Online	0.163	0.035	0.403
Nov-20	General	0.309	0.032	0.018∗
	Online	0.154	0.041	0.005∗
Dec-20	General	0.599	0.049	0.000∗
	Online	0.243	0.049	0.000∗

∗ Significant at p < 0.05 level.