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. 2023 Jan 31;55(3):185–188. doi: 10.22454/FamMed.2023.661124

Table 2. Statistically Significant Associations From Spearman and Pearson Correlations, and t Tests.

Variables

Correlation Coefficient or t Statistic ( Degrees of Freedom)

P V alue

Agenda Setting and Milestone Scores

Agenda setting and communication milestone, C-1 (June)

r(190) = .17

.020a

Agenda setting and total milestone score (December)

r(190) = .15

.034a

Agenda setting and total communication milestone scores (June)

r(186) = .16

.031a

Progression

Progression year over year for communication milestones

t(120) = -15.06

.0001b

Progression year over year for agenda setting milestones

t(121) = -12.26

.0001b

Postgraduate Year (PGY) and Individual Communication Scores

PGY and communication milestone C1

r(188) = .87

.0001c

PGY and communication milestone C2

r(188) = 18.71

.0001c

PGY and communication milestone C3

r(188) = 20.65

.0001c

Agenda Setting and Communication Milestones

Agenda setting and communication milestone C4 in PGY1 only

r(188) = 18.29

.0001c

Agenda setting and communication milestones total in PGY1 only

r(188) = 24.71

.0001c

aSpearman correlation; P value set at 95% confidence interval; α level adjusted to .002 after Bonferroni corrections.

bTwo sample paired t test; P value set at 95% percent confidence interval

cPearson correlation; P value set at 95% percent confidence interval