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. 2023 Apr 2;15(4):e37023. doi: 10.7759/cureus.37023

Table 2. Statistical analysis of scores of various competency modules as per the competency-based medical education curriculum in biochemistry.

BI - biochemistry competency module category, SD - standard deviation, SEM - standard error of the mean, Q1 - first quartile, Q3 - third quartile

Topics Mean SD SEM Median Q1 Q3 One sample Wilcoxon signed rank test
p-value (hypothetical median 4) p-value (hypothetical median 5)
BI 1 (n=10) 4.70 0.45 0.20 5.00 4.25 5.00 0.059 0.180
BI 2 (n=16) 4.25 0.53 0.19 4.00 4.00 4.88 0.194 0.024
BI 3 (n=24) 4.17 0.65 0.19 4.00 3.63 4.88 0.351 0.007
BI 4 (n=24) 3.83 0.75 0.22 4.00 3.00 4.38 0.420 0.005
BI 5 (n=24) 4.29 0.58 0.17 4.25 4.00 4.88 0.140 0.006
BI 6 (n=20) 3.95 0.72 0.23 4.00 3.38 4.63 0.862 0.011
BI 7 (n=20) 4.00 0.85 0.27 4.00 3.00 5.00 1.000 0.017
BI 8 (n=10) 4.00 0.35 0.16 4.00 3.75 4.25 1.000 0.039
BI 9 (n=10) 4.30 0.67 0.30 4.00 3.75 5.00 0.276 0.102
BI 10 (n=12) 3.33 0.17 0.17 3.25 3.00 3.63 0.038 0.026
BI 11 (n=30) 3.37 0.15 0.15 3.5 3.00 4.00 0.004 < 0.001
Total (n=200) 3.98 0.70 0.07 4.0 3.50 4.50 0.16 0.001