Table 4.
Statistics knowledge assessment scores by discipline (n = 708)
| Dentistry (n = 109) |
Medicine (n = 117) |
Nursing (n = 164) |
Pharmacy (n = 139) |
Public Health (n = 179) |
All Disciplines (n = 708) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Correct Responses | ||||||
| Frequency (%) | ||||||
| Understanding the rationale for randomization. | 38 (34.9) | 66 (56.4) | 71 (43.3) | 70 (50.4) | 121 (67.6) | 366 (51.7) |
| Describing an observational study. | 80 (73.4) | 90 (80.3) | 135 (82.3) | 111 (79.9) | 164 (91.6) | 584 (82.5) |
| Defining statistical power. | 53 (48.6) | 74 (63.3) | 119 (72.6) | 100 (71.9) | 133 (74.3) | 479 (67.7) |
| Interpreting a confidence interval. | 58 (53.2) | 49 (41.9) | 70 (42.7) | 59 (42.5) | 116 (64.8) | 352 (49.7) |
| Understanding the issue with multiple testing. | 66 (60.6) | 91 (77.8) | 136 (82.9) | 112 (80.6) | 168 (93.9) | 573 (80.9) |
| Relationship between sample size and standard error. | 78 (71.6) | 101 (86.3) | 133 (81.1) | 103 (74.1) | 163 (91.1) | 578 (81.6) |
| Understanding the difference between linear and logistic regression. | 55 (50.5) | 67 (57.3) | 115 (70.1) | 82 (59.0) | 161 (89.9) | 480 (67.8) |
| Interpreting an odds ratio. | 37 (33.9) | 45 (38.5) | 55 (33.5) | 72 (51.8) | 129 (72.1) | 338 (47.7) |
| Overall percentage correct | 53.3 | 62.7 | 63.6 | 63.8 | 80.7 | 66.2 |