Table 4.

Correlation matrix between UKCAT scores and Theme averages for the first two years

		UKCAT VR	UKCAT QR	UKCAT AR	UKCAT DA	UKCAT Total	Theme A average	Theme B average	Theme C average	Theme D average	Theme D OSCE average
UKCAT VR	Pearson Correlation	1
	Sig. (2-tailed)
	N	204
UKCAT QR	Pearson Correlation	.221**	1
	Sig. (2-tailed)	0.002
	N	204	204
UKCAT AR	Pearson Correlation	0.116	.199**	1
	Sig. (2-tailed)	0.100	0.004
	N	203	203	203 †
UKCAT DA	Pearson Correlation	.157*	.190**	.264**	1
	Sig. (2-tailed)	0.025	0.007	<0.001
	N	204	204	203	204
UKCAT Total	Pearson Correlation	.557**	.546**	.625**	.720**	1
	Sig. (2-tailed)	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001
	N	204	204	203	204	204
Theme A average	Pearson Correlation	.189**	.240**	0.038	0.06	.211**	1
	Sig. (2-tailed)	0.008	0.001	0.597	0.396	0.003
	N	199	199	198	199	199	199
Theme B average	Pearson Correlation	0.133	.152*	0.003	0.036	0.126	.886**	1
	Sig. (2-tailed)	0.063	0.032	0.961	0.619	0.078	<0.001
	N	198	198	197	198	198	198	198
Theme C average	Pearson Correlation	.319**	0.073	0.117	0.066	.232**	.566**	.528**	1
	Sig. (2-tailed)	<0.001	0.308	0.102	0.352	0.001	<0.001	<0.001
	N	199	199	198	199	199	199	198	199
Theme D average	Pearson Correlation	0.003	0.018	-0.028	-.155*	-0.085	.367**	.463**	.463**	1
	Sig. (2-tailed)	0.972	0.798	0.694	0.030	0.237	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001
	N	196	196	195	196	196	196	196	196	196
Theme D OSCE average	Pearson Correlation	0.039	0.066	0	-0.085	-0.014	.274**	.336**	.375**	.704**	1
	Sig. (2-tailed)	0.584	0.361	0.991	0.239	0.849	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001
	N	195	195	194	195	195	195	195	195	195	195

VR = Verbal Reasoning; QR = Quantitative Reasoning; AR = Abstract Reasoning; DA = Decision Analysis. †1 student had no score provided for Abstract Reasoning, reason unknown