Table 2.
Descriptive statistics obtained from the feedback study
| Questionnaire | Total | Expert | Novice | Mann-Whitney U-test P-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | ||
| Realism in rendering
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4.09 | 0.71 | 4.25 | 0.68 | 3.94 | 0.72 | 0.215 |
| Realism in tool handling
|
3.53 | 0.71 | 3.5 | 0.63 | 3.55 | 0.78 | 0.756 |
| Overall realism compared to FLS
|
3.65 | 0.77 | 3.75 | 0.58 | 3.55 | 0.92 | 0.617 |
| Quality of force feedback
|
3.85 | 1.02 | 3.94 | 0.85 | 3.78 | 1.16 | 0.883 |
| Usefulness of force feedback In task completion
|
4.32 | 0.88 | 4.56 | 0.51 | 4.11 | 1.08 | 0.237 |
| Usefulness: Hand-eye co- ordination
|
3.91 | 0.75 | 4.0 | 0.73 | 3.83 | 0.78 | 0.505 |
| Usefulness: Ambidexterity skills
|
3.97 | 0.83 | 4.06 | 0.77 | 3.89 | 0.90 | 0.608 |
| Overall usefulness of VBLaST in training for FLS skill set
|
3.82 | 0.95 | 3.93 | 0.80 | 3.72 | 1.07 | 0.540 |
| Trustworthiness of VBLaST
|
3.79 | 0.74 | 3.94 | 0.68 | 3.65 | 0.78 | 0.365 |