Table 2.

Descriptive statistics for all continuous study variables within the two analysed samples

	N	M	SD	Min	Max	Skew	Kurt
MMI sample
MMI station performance	11,6581	3.37	0.96	1	5	−0.32	− 0.40
Student sample
zMMI overall	400	0.40	0.87	−2,34	2.59	−0.22	0.10
OSCE overall performance	400	85.43	4.79	68.33	97.50	−0.43	0.41
OSCE communication station	400	80.00	10.54	30.00	100.00	−0.65	1.82

N = sample size, M = mean, SD = standard deviation, Min = minimum value, Max = maximum value, Skew = Skewness, Kurt = Kurtosis

MMI = multiple mini-interview, zMMI = z-standardized MMI values, OSCE = objective structured clinical examination

¹Based on 1438 first attempt candidates; three individual station performances were not available