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Table 6 GLMM results of predicting success in selecting a reliable information source (Item u06b Sprained ankle; subsample S2)

From: Rule-based process indicators of information processing explain performance differences in PIAAC web search tasks

Model

B0

B1

B2

B3

Intercept

0.18 (0.07) *

0.17 (0.10)

0.17 (0.10)

-0.01 (0.13)

Background variables

    

Age (linear)

-

-0.03 (0.04)

0.05 (0.05)

0.09 (0.05)

Age (quadratic)

-

0.01 (0.05)

0.02 (0.05)

0.01 (0.05)

Education level (low)

-

-0.30 (0.11) **

-0.16 (0.12)

-0.18 (0.12)

Education level (high)

-

0.13 (0.08)

-0.09 (0.09)

-0.12 (0.09)

Gender (female)

-

-0.02 (0.07)

-0.01 (0.07)

0.01 (0.08)

Skill variables

    

Reading skill

-

-

0.28 (0.05) ***

0.23 (0.05) ***

Determining usefulness (u06a)

-

-

0.17 (0.06) **

0.17 (0.06) **

Identifying deficiencies (u06a)

-

-

0.06 (0.05)

0.06 (0.05)

Behavioral variables

    

Time on task

-

-

0.05 (0.05)

-0.07 (0.06)

Behavior: Breadth-first

-

-

-

0.18 (0.12)

Behavior: Satisficing

-

-

-

1.26 (0.59) *

Behavior: Sampling

-

-

-

0.92 (0.17) ***

Behavior: Laborious

-

-

-

0.22 (0.38)

Behavior: Multiple

-

-

-

-0.05 (0.19)

Behavior: Unassigned

-

-

-

0.87 (0.33) **

SD random country intercepts

0.19

0.19

0.19

0.21

  1. Notes. The reference categories of the categorical variables are “medium education level”, “male”, and “flimsy”