Table 6.
Responses on understanding terms in EBM (statistical terms) (No., %)
| Term | Family medicine specialist | Family doctor | Total | P-valuea |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mode | ||||
| It would not be helpful to me to understand | 14 (77.8) | 4 (22.2) | 18 (7.6) | 0.153 |
| Don’t understand but would like to | 71 (63.4) | 41 (36.6) | 112 (47.3) | |
| Basic understanding | 43 (53.1) | 38 (46.9) | 81 (34.2) | |
| Yes, understand and could explain to others | 18 (69.2) | 8 (30.8) | 26 (11) | |
| Median | ||||
| It would not be helpful to me to understand | 12 (80) | 3 (20) | 15 (6.3) | 0.078 |
| Don’t understand but would like to | 29 (49.2) | 30 (50.8) | 59 (24.8) | |
| Basic understanding | 83 (63.8) | 47 (36.2) | 130 (54.6) | |
| Yes, understand and could explain to others | 23 (67.6) | 11 (32.4) | 34 (14.3) | |
| Interquartile range (IQR) | ||||
| It would not be helpful to me to understand | 16 (66.7) | 8 (33.3) | 24 (10.1) | 0.006 |
| Don’t understand but would like to | 73 (53.3) | 64 (46.7) | 137 (57.8) | |
| Basic understanding | 39 (69.6) | 17 (30.4) | 56 (23.6) | |
| Yes, understand and could explain to others | 18 (90) | 2 (10) | 20 (8.4) | |
| Standard deviation (SD) | ||||
| It would not be helpful to me to understand | 9 (81.8) | 2 (18.2) | 11 (4.6) | 0.006 |
| Don’t understand but would like to | 12 (37.5) | 20 (62.5) | 32 (13.5) | |
| Basic understanding | 84 (61.3) | 53 (38.7) | 137 (57.8) | |
| Yes, understand and could explain to others | 41 (71.9) | 16 (28.1) | 57 (24.1) | |
| Precision and accuracy | ||||
| It would not be helpful to me to understand | 8 (100) | 0 (0) | 8 (3.4) | 0.002 |
| Don’t understand but would like to | 14 (42.4) | 19 (57.6) | 33 (13.9) | |
| Basic understanding | 83 (58.9) | 58 (41.4) | 141 (59.5) | |
| Yes, understand and could explain to others | 41 (74.5) | 14 (25.5) | 55 (23.2) | |
| Representative sample | ||||
| It would not be helpful to me to understand | 5 (100) | 0 (0) | 5 (2.1) | 0.026 |
| Don’t understand but would like to | 5 (33.3) | 10 (66.7) | 15 (6.4) | |
| Basic understanding | 84 (60) | 56 (40) | 140 (59.3) | |
| Yes, understand and could explain to others | 51 (67.1) | 25 (32.9) | 76 (32.2) | |
| Test power | ||||
| It would not be helpful to me to understand | 9 (75) | 3 (25) | 12 (5.1) | 0.167 |
| Don’t understand but would like to | 26 (51) | 25 (49) | 51 (21.7) | |
| Basic understanding | 84 (61.8) | 52 (38.2) | 136 (57.9) | |
| Yes, understand and could explain to others | 26 (72.2) | 10 (27.8) | 36 (15.3) | |
| P-value | ||||
| It would not be helpful to me to understand | 8 (80) | 2 (20) | 10 (4.2) | 0.358 |
| Don’t understand but would like to | 47 (56) | 37 (44) | 84 (35.6) | |
| Basic understanding | 66 (64.1) | 37 (35.9) | 103 (43.6) | |
| Yes, understand and could explain to others | 26 (66.7) | 13 (33.3) | 39 (16.5) | |
| Confidence interval (CI) | ||||
| It would not be helpful to me to understand | 7 (84.5) | 1 (12.5) | 8 (3.4) | 0.270 |
| Don’t understand but would like to | 54 (56.3) | 42 (43.8) | 96 (40.3) | |
| Basic understanding | 64 (63.4) | 37 (36.6) | 101 (42.4) | |
| Yes, understand and could explain to others | 22 (66.7) | 11 (33.3) | 33 (13.9) | |
| Type I and type II errors | ||||
| It would not be helpful to me to understand | 13 (92.9) | 1 (7.1) | 14 (5.9) | 0.005 |
| Don’t understand but would like to | 91 (62.8) | 54 (37.2) | 145 (61.2) | |
| Basic understanding | 27 (46.6) | 31 (53.4) | 58 (24.5) | |
| Yes, understand and could explain to others | 15 (75) | 5 (25) | 20 (8.4) | |
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