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. 2021 Feb 2;77(Suppl 1):S85–S89. doi: 10.1016/j.mjafi.2020.11.007

Table 4.

Distractor analysis and distractor fffectiveness (DE) of MCQ test items.

Parameter Number (%)
Number of items 90
Total distractors 270
Functional distractors (FDs) 198 (73)
Non-functional distractors (NFDs) 72 (27)
No of items with 3 NFDs/0FD (DE = 0%, poor) 2 (2)
No of items with 2 NFDs/1FD (DE = 33.3%, moderate 8 (9)
No of items with 1 NFD/2FDs (DE = 66.6%, good 50 (56)
No of items with 0 NFD/3FDs (DE = 100%, excellent) 30 (33)

DE, distractor effectiveness; MCQ, multiple choice question.