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Table 2 Percentage agreement with factors and items for upper and lower quartiles

From: Development of the Paranormal and Supernatural Beliefs Scale using classical and modern test theory

 

Disagree %

Uncertain %

Agree %

Upper quartile

Lower quartile

Upper quartile

Lower quartile

Upper quartile

Lower quartile

Factor 1 Total

6

91

11

4

83

4

Item 1

3

82

3

5

93

13

Item 3

2

84

7

8

91

8

Item 5

12

98

19

0

69

2

Item 7

7

85

16

11

78

3

Item 8

2

98

3

2

95

0

Item 9

3

98

0

2

97

0

Item 10

0

92

3

3

97

5

Item 12

2

94

21

6

78

0

Item 13

12

98

12

0

76

2

Item 15*

3

76

19

13

78

11

Item 16

7

82

3

5

90

13

Item 17*

9

94

16

2

76

5

Item 18

10

97

16

2

74

2

Item 20

5

100

17

0

78

0

Factor 2 Total

55

99

15

0

30

1

Item 2

55

98

17

0

28

2

Item 4

45

100

10

0

45

0

Item 6

64

100

17

0

19

0

Factor 3 Total

19

74

23

5

58

22

Item 11*

28

82

17

2

55

16

Item 14*

12

69

24

8

64

23

Item 19*

17

69

28

5

55

26

  1. *Reverse scored items, table presents the percentage of participants in the upper and lower quartiles who indicated agreement, disagreement, or uncertainty for each item and each factor