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Table 3 Comparison of general quality criteria scores (Sandvik Scores) between 71 commercial and noncommercial Internet websites

From: An analysis of online messages about probiotics

 

X ¯

 
 

Com

Non-Com

p-value

Ownership

1.81

1.91

.319

Source

1.33

1.51

.336

Interactivity

1.33

1.23

.507

Balance

0.28

1.69

.001

Authorship

0.50

1.26

.001

Currency

0.94

1.60

.001

Navigability

1.58

1.69

.405

Total Score*

7.72

10.74

.001

  1. * Each Sandvik criterion is scored on a scale of 0 to 2, for a total score of 0 (worst)-14 (best).