Table 4.
Pearson correlations (and point bi-serial correlations for the dichotomised variables) between the predictor variables and the outcome variables
| WAM core units overall (N = 219) | WAM level 2(N = 421) | WAM level 3 (N = 414) | WAM level 4 (N = 344) | WAM level 5 (N = 276) | WAM level 6 (N = 219) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Age at entry
|
Correlation |
−0.167 |
−0.220 |
−0.162 |
−0.139 |
−0.275 |
−0.099 |
| P value |
0.013 |
<0.001 |
0.001 |
0.010 |
<0.001 |
0.146 |
|
|
Sex (0 = F, 1 = M)
|
Correlation |
−0.067 |
0.022 |
−0.064 |
−0.060 |
−0.158 |
0.033 |
| P value |
0.326 |
0.649 |
0.192 |
0.270 |
0.009 |
0.623 |
|
|
Biological science/Science background (No = 0, Yes = 1)
|
Correlation |
−0.009 |
0.057 |
−0.006 |
−0.097 |
−0.032 |
−0.109 |
| P value |
0.892 |
0.242 |
0.906 |
0.074 |
0.601 |
0.107 |
|
|
Health/Allied health background
(No = 0, Yes = 1) |
Correlation |
0.174 |
0.073 |
0.087 |
0.206 |
0.187 |
0.229 |
| P value |
0.010 |
0.135 |
0.077 |
<0.001 |
0.002 |
0.001 |
|
|
Humanities/Commerce/Business/ Law background (No = 0, Yes = 1)
|
Correlation |
−0.233 |
−0.212 |
−0.148 |
−0.137 |
−0.225 |
−0.174 |
| P value |
0.001 |
<0.001 |
0.002 |
0.011 |
<0.001 |
0.010 |
|
|
Physical sciences background
(No = 0, Yes = 1) |
Correlation |
0.014 |
0.013 |
0.036 |
−0.006 |
0.015 |
0.047 |
| P value |
0.833 |
0.783 |
0.465 |
0.915 |
0.810 |
0.485 |
|
|
GPA at entry
|
Correlation |
0.270 |
0.389 |
0.384 |
0.272 |
0.198 |
0.109 |
| P value |
<0.001 |
<0.001 |
<0.001 |
<0.001 |
0.001 |
0.108 |
|
|
Rural entry
(No = 0, Yes = 1) |
Correlation |
−0.049 |
−0.091 |
−0.095 |
0.030 |
−0.102 |
−0.046 |
| P value |
0.467 |
0.061 |
0.053 |
0.575 |
0.090 |
0.501 |
|
|
IRSAD_Decile_x (0 =1st-8th decile, 1 = 9th-10th decile)
|
Correlation |
0.164 |
0.151 |
0.181 |
0.102 |
0.138 |
0.028 |
| P value |
0.015 |
0.002 |
<0.001 |
0.059 |
0.022 |
0.683 |
|
|
Interview score
|
Correlation |
0.077 |
−0.041 |
−0.061 |
0.014 |
0.033 |
0.122 |
| P value |
0.257 |
0.398 |
0.215 |
0.791 |
0.585 |
0.071 |
|
|
Total GAMSAT score
|
Correlation |
0.268 |
0.282 |
0.216 |
0.117 |
0.189 |
0.065 |
| P value |
<0.001 |
<0.001 |
<0.001 |
0.030 |
0.002 |
0.339 |
|
|
GAMSAT 1 - Reasoning in the humanities and social sciences
|
Correlation |
0.156 |
0.069 |
0.042 |
0.067 |
0.162 |
0.046 |
| P value |
0.021 |
0.158 |
0.391 |
0.214 |
0.007 |
0.496 |
|
|
GAMSAT 2 - Written communication
|
Correlation |
0.058 |
0.056 |
0.071 |
0.024 |
−0.017 |
0.027 |
| P value |
0.358 |
0.254 |
0.148 |
0.654 |
0.783 |
0.688 |
|
|
GAMSAT 3 - Reasoning in the biological and physical sciences
|
Correlation |
0.271 |
0.311 |
0.229 |
0.117 |
0.194 |
0.061 |
| P value | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.030 | 0.001 | 0.369 |
(WAM = Weighted average mark, IRSAD – index of relative socioeconomic advantage and disadvantage, Significant P-values are boldfaced).