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Scientific accuracy of rationale for correct and incorrect responses
| Answers (N) | Rationale (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scientifically accurate | Scientifically inaccurate | Overall | p-value | |
| Correct (178) | 73.5 | 2.6 | 76.1 | p < 0.05* |
| Incorrect (56) | 4.3 | 19.6 | 23.9 | |
| Subtotal (234) | 77.8 | 22.2 | 100.0 | |
*The Fisher’s exact test and the follow-up chi-squared test (Χ2(df = 1, N = 234) = 152.93) found significant interaction between the scientific accuracy of rationale and the accuracy of answers to the MCQs (p < 0.05)
