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Table 5 The mean domain score by selected independent variables.

From: Assessing the perceptions of a biostatistics and epidemiology module: Views ofYear 2 medical students from a Malaysian university. A cross-sectional survey

Independent variable

N

Domain A

Domain B

Domain C

Domain D

   

Mean(SD)

P *

Mean(SD)

P *

Mean(SD)

P *

Mean(SD)

P *

Sex

Male

41

31.9 (5.8)

 

37.3(6.2)

 

20.9 (2.5)

 

40.9 (4.9)

 
 

0.49

0.30

0.52

0.78

      
 

female

97

31.1 (6.3)

 

36.2 (5.8)

 

20.6 (2.5)

 

40.6(6.3)

 

Pre-college educational institute

Matriculation institute

89

31.9 (5.5)

 

36.5 (5.6)

 

20.8 (2.4)

 

40.3 (5.1)

 
 

0.14

0.84

0.48

0.05

      
 

Pre Science Degree

44

30.2 (7.7)

 

36.3(6.5)

 

20.5 (2.8)

 

38.7 (6.8)

 

Has personal computer

No

28

31.4 (6.3)

 

36.1(5.4)

 

20.7(2.7)

 

40.9(5.1)

 
 

0.99

0.42

0.98

0.85

      
 

Yes

110

31.3 (6.2)

 

35.9(5.9)

 

20.7(2.5)

 

40.6(6.1)

 

Has SPSS software

No

111

31.1 (6.3)

 

36.8(5.9)

 

20. 8(2.5)

 

40.6(5.9)

 
 

0.27

0.25

0.52

0.63

      
 

Yes

27

32.5 (5.5)

 

35. 4(5.5)

 

20.4(2.7)

 

41.1(5.9)

 

Has Power and Sample software

No

113

30.7 (6.5)

 

36.9(6.1)

 

20.7 (2.5)

 

40.5(5.9)

 
 

0.19

0.0.7

0.65

0.46

      
 

Yes

25

32.5 (2.7)

 

34.6(4. 8)

 

20.5(2. 6)

 

41.5(5.4)

 

Has Epi Info software

No

104

31.8 (6.5)

 

35.2(5.9)

 

20.5(2.5)

 

40. 4(6.1)

 
 

0.06

0.17

0.45

0.28

      
 

Yes

34

33.2(3.6)

 

34.4(5.5)

 

20.9(2. 5)

 

41.6(5.3)

 
  1. *: P value for independent samples t test is not significant at 0.05
  2. Domain A = Course Value, Domain B = Difficulties, Domain C = Behavioral and Domain D = Expectation