Table 1.
Descriptive and Inferential Statistics: RADS 4th-Year Students & Interns Mean Midterm Exam Scores for the Practical Course
| Students Test Score | Paired Samples P-value |
% Decrease | Retention (%) | P-value (Male vs Female) |
P-value (1-Year vs 2-Year Retention) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (  ) |
Standard Deviation (SD) |
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| Practical Knowledge (Radiographic Procedures) |
Cohort 1: 4th-year RADS students (n =19) |
Male (n = 7) |
Initial Midterm Exam | 25.3 | 4.3 | 0.04 | 21.4 | 78.6 | 0.02 | Male P = 0.1 Female P = 0.8 |
| One-year retake Midterm Exam | 19.9 | 2.1 | ||||||||
|
Female (n = 12) |
Initial Midterm Exam | 35.6 | 3.9 | < 0.0001 | 37.1 | 62.9 | ||||
| One-year retake Midterm Exam | 22.4 | 5 | ||||||||
|
Cohort 2: RADS Interns (n =16) |
Male (n = 6) |
Initial Midterm | 34.8 | 3.5 | < 0.0001 | 35.3 | 64.7 | 0.6 | ||
| Two-year retake Midterm Exam | 22.5 | 4.1 | ||||||||
|
Female (n = 10) |
Initial Midterm | 32.6 | 5.7 | < 0.0001 | 34 | 66 | ||||
| Two-year retake Midterm Exam | 21.5 | 3.6 | ||||||||
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