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. 2007 Summer;6(2):109–118. doi: 10.1187/cbe.06-10-0196

Table 1.

Scores on 11 knowledge questions for pre- and postsurveysa (n = 409)

Question Subject matter Correct pre-GCAT (%) Correct post-GCAT (%) Increase (%)
1 Microarray experimental error–dye bias 23.1 59.3 36.2
2 Microarrary experimental error–gradient 32.7 43.2 10.5
3 Microarray negative controls 28.9 39.2 10.3
4 Microarray experimental design 33.9 72.1 38.2
5 Gene expression ratios using a graph 5.0 10.8 5.8
6 Gene expression–probability 20.9 21.1 0.2
7 Gene expression–gene clusters 30.0 52.3 22.3
8 Gene expression–regulatory cascade 28.4 43.3 14.9
9 Gene expression–gene circuit graphs 37.9 49.7 11.8
10 Interpreting microarray results 40.0 59.0 19.0
11 Diagnosis with microarrays 54.9 67.4 12.5

a Performance increased significantly (p < 0.05) on all questions except item 6.