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. 2007 Jul-Sep;11(3):273–302.

Module 2: Instrument Handling

Proficiency = 127.6061 −0.7341 Total time −0.09 Left instrument path −0.0171 Left instrument smoothness −0.0149 Right instrument smoothness

Variables Measured and Criterion Percentile Values
Variable 10 25 50 75 90
Total time 39.457 36.848 32.855 29.105 25.323
Left instrument path 121.697 117.532 113.115 102.043 93.457
Right instrument path 120.204 114.25 109.845 99.373 95.195
Left instrument smoothness 110.7 105.75 94.5 82.5 71.8
Right instrument smoothness 120.2 117 112 97 81.4
Proficiency score 84.392 86.033 90.194 93.06 98.247

Means ± Standard Deviations for Each Variable
Variable −1.5 −1 0 +1 +1.5

Total time 24.296 27.04 32.526 38.012 40.756
Left instrument path 88.268 95.651 110.417 125.183 132.566
Right instrument path 92.082 97.361 107.921 118.481 123.76
Left instrument smoothness 66.525 75.383 93.1 110.817 119.675
Right instrument smoothness 79.733 88.155 105 121.845 130.267
Proficiency score 82.336 85.075 90.554 96.032 98.771