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 * rowspan="2"|
 * colspan="2"| Alternative Encyclopaedia
 * colspan="2"| Wikipedia
 * | Mean
 * | SD
 * | Mean
 * | SD
 * colspan="5"| Humanities
 * | Accuracy ||| 3.85 ||| 0.57 ||| 4.30 ||| 0.66
 * | References ||| 1.38 ||| 0.75 ||| 4.13 ||| 0.75
 * | Style/ Readability ||| 3.96 ||| 0.63 ||| 3.43 ||| 0.35
 * | Overall Judgment ||| 2.09 ||| 0.50 ||| 2.57 ||| 0.34
 * | Overall Quality Score ||| 0.62 ||| 0.48 ||| 0.63 ||| 0.48
 * colspan="5"| Social Sciences
 * | Accuracy ||| 3.50 ||| 0.83 ||| 3.80 ||| 0.75
 * | References ||| 1.55 ||| 1.25 ||| 3.24 ||| 1.12
 * | Style/ Readability ||| 3.86 ||| 0.81 ||| 2.91 ||| 0.84
 * | Overall Judgment ||| 2.01 ||| 0.57 ||| 2.18 ||| 0.59
 * | Overall Quality Score ||| 0.58 ||| 0.34 ||| 0.47 ||| 0.39
 * colspan="5"| Mathematics, Physics and Life Sciences
 * | Accuracy ||| 4.28 ||| 0.48 ||| 4.24 ||| 0.99
 * | References ||| 1.97 ||| 1.26 ||| 3.19 ||| 1.72
 * | Style/ Readability ||| 3.58 ||| 0.89 ||| 3.42 ||| 0.78
 * | Overall Judgment ||| 2.07 ||| 0.57 ||| 2.31 ||| 0.62
 * | Overall Quality Score ||| 0.28 ||| 0.35 ||| 0.39 ||| 0.27
 * colspan="5"| Medical Sciences
 * | Accuracy ||| 2.77 ||| 0.70 ||| 3.71 ||| 1.00
 * | References ||| 1.14 ||| 0.30 ||| 2.77 ||| 1.45
 * | Style/ Readability ||| 3.10 ||| 0.89 ||| 2.99 ||| 0.97
 * | Overall Judgment ||| 1.45 ||| 0.33 ||| 2.00 ||| 0.72
 * | Overall Quality Score ||| 0.11 ||| 0.21 ||| 0.25 ||| 0.30
 * }
 * | Overall Quality Score ||| 0.58 ||| 0.34 ||| 0.47 ||| 0.39
 * colspan="5"| Mathematics, Physics and Life Sciences
 * | Accuracy ||| 4.28 ||| 0.48 ||| 4.24 ||| 0.99
 * | References ||| 1.97 ||| 1.26 ||| 3.19 ||| 1.72
 * | Style/ Readability ||| 3.58 ||| 0.89 ||| 3.42 ||| 0.78
 * | Overall Judgment ||| 2.07 ||| 0.57 ||| 2.31 ||| 0.62
 * | Overall Quality Score ||| 0.28 ||| 0.35 ||| 0.39 ||| 0.27
 * colspan="5"| Medical Sciences
 * | Accuracy ||| 2.77 ||| 0.70 ||| 3.71 ||| 1.00
 * | References ||| 1.14 ||| 0.30 ||| 2.77 ||| 1.45
 * | Style/ Readability ||| 3.10 ||| 0.89 ||| 2.99 ||| 0.97
 * | Overall Judgment ||| 1.45 ||| 0.33 ||| 2.00 ||| 0.72
 * | Overall Quality Score ||| 0.11 ||| 0.21 ||| 0.25 ||| 0.30
 * }
 * colspan="5"| Medical Sciences
 * | Accuracy ||| 2.77 ||| 0.70 ||| 3.71 ||| 1.00
 * | References ||| 1.14 ||| 0.30 ||| 2.77 ||| 1.45
 * | Style/ Readability ||| 3.10 ||| 0.89 ||| 2.99 ||| 0.97
 * | Overall Judgment ||| 1.45 ||| 0.33 ||| 2.00 ||| 0.72
 * | Overall Quality Score ||| 0.11 ||| 0.21 ||| 0.25 ||| 0.30
 * }
 * | Overall Judgment ||| 1.45 ||| 0.33 ||| 2.00 ||| 0.72
 * | Overall Quality Score ||| 0.11 ||| 0.21 ||| 0.25 ||| 0.30
 * }
 * | Overall Quality Score ||| 0.11 ||| 0.21 ||| 0.25 ||| 0.30
 * }

The sample characteristics of the entire sample categorised according to whether the articles were reviewed by student or academic experts are presented in Table 5.5.

5.1.1 Overall Comparison across the Sample between Wikipedia Entries and Articles from the Alternative Encyclopaedias

The findings of the comparisons of reviewers' ratings of articles from Wikipedia and from the alternative encyclopaedias are presented in Table 5.6. Wikipedia articles were found to have scored significantly higher on the dimensions of accuracy, references, style/ readability and overall judgment (see Table 5.1). 31