Table 5.
Estimated Variance Components
| Within Schools | Between Schools | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Model | Student-level predictors | Variance component | Standard deviation | Variance component | Standard deviation |
| One-way ANOVA | None | 58.81 | 7.70 | 3.26 | 1.81 |
| Primary random-coefficients | Five clerkship completed dummy variables and Step 1 score | 30.66 | 5.54 | 3.40 | 1.84 |
| Supplemental model 1 | Number of clerkships completed and Step 1 score | 30.78 | 5.54 | 3.44 | 1.86 |
| Supplemental model 2 | Number of weeks of clinical training and Step 1 score | 30.69 | 5.54 | 3.59 | 1.89 |
| Means-as-outcomes | Five clerkship completed dummy variables and Step 1 score | 30.66 | 5.54 | 1.59 | 1.26 |