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Table 1 Performance on the calculated strategy variables

From: Individual differences in strategy use and performance during fault diagnosis

 

Study 1 (N 76)

Study 2 (N 98)

Study 3 (N 105)

M

SD

M

SD

M

SD

Elimination use (~ 0–100)

16.7

46.2

21.3

46.7

27.8

43.4

IBE use (~ 0–100)

30.1

38.5

21.7

43.7

24.7

43.4

% General backtracking actions

97.4

4.4

97.3

5.1

97.0

6.2

% Stepwise backtracking tests

77.1

16.1

72.1

20.8

72.1

22.8

  1. Means were averaged across the 10–18 experimental problems each participant completed and then across participants