Analysing clinical reasoning characteristics using a combined methods approach

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Table 2 Comparison of Means by Cohort

Cohort	CRP 1				CRP 2				SCT 1		SCT 2
Cohort	N	Mean total d-mark (SD)*	Mean total f-mark (SD)	Mean total mark overall (SD)	N	Mean total d-mark (SD)*	Mean total f-mark (SD)	Mean total mark overall (SD)	N	Mean total mark (SD)	N	Mean total mark (SD)
GPs	8	13.24^a (1.27)	71.61^a (6.57)	84.85^a (6.90)	2	15.02^a (1.52)	78.26^a (5.17)	93.26^a (6.68)	4	26.77 (2.27)	8	25.11 (3.98)
Year 4 students	19	12.69^a (1.25)	66.80^a (8.13)	79.50^a (8.90)	22	12.06^b (1.31)	65.67^b (5.78)	77.72^b (6.71)	12	28.96 (4.00)	13	24.41 (4.29)
Year 3 students	43	11.90^b = (1.93)	64.03^b (11.18)	75.93^b (12.89)	27	11.72^b (1.88)	63.91^b (9.33)	75.62^b (11.06)	16	29.39 (3.01)	21	25.60 (4.03)
One-Way ANOVA		F[3,69] = 2.90	F[3,69] = 2.10	F[3,69] = 2.31		F[3, 50] = 3.75	F[3, 50] = 3.13	F[3, 50] = 3.39		F[3, 31] =0.97		F[3, 41] = 0.34
One-Way ANOVA		p = 0.06	p = 0.13	p = 0.11		p = 0.03	p = 0.05	p = 0.04		p = 0.39		p = 0.71

*Means within columns with a superscript a or b in common do not differ significantly (as shown by Contrast Tests).

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