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Table 1 Baseline Student Characteristics

From: A Comparison of Online versus On-site Training in Health Research Methodology: A Randomized Study

Characteristic

Arm 1

On-site Biostatistics, On-line Research Ethics (n = 29)

Arm 2

On-line Biostatistics, On-site Research Ethics (n = 29)

Age, years (range)

36 (28-39)

34 (30-38)

Male gender, n (%)

23 (79)

22 (76)

Current position is institutional faculty, n (%)

15 (52%)

15 (52%)

Baseline knowledge score, % correct (range)

  

   Biostatistics

49 (16-79)

48 (14-79)

   Ethics

62 (40-89)

69 (36-89)

  1. All data are shown as median (range) or actual numbers, as appropriate.
  2. Comparisons were done using Wilcoxon's rank sum test or chi-squared test.
  3. There was no significant difference between participants randomized to Arm 1 and Arm 2 for any of the variables.
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