Table 2 Average pass rates in UK and non-UK candidates by 1st, 2nd and 3rd diet
From: Implementing statistical equating for MRCP(UK) parts 1 and 2
| Â | Â | Diet in year | UK all | UK 1st | Non-UK all | Non-UK 1st |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Part 1 | Pre-equating | 1st | 47.8 | 53.3 | 24.3 | 28.2 |
| Â | Â | 2nd | 45.8 | 50.2 | 23.9 | 26.6 |
| Â | Â | 3rd | 48.9 | 55.2 | 27.1 | 28.2 |
| Â | Post-equating | 1st | 48.8 | 52.0 | 35.7 | 41.2 |
| Â | Â | 2nd | 41.7 | 44.4 | 33.2 | 37.7 |
| Â | Â | 3rd | 57.9 | 63.8 | 39.1 | 45.7 |
|  | Pre-equating | 3rd – 2nd | 3.1 | 5.1 | 3.2 | 1.6 |
|  | Kruskal-Wallis test (2 df) |  | P = .885 | P = .217 | P = .124 | P = .350 |
|  | Post-equating | 3rd – 2nd | 9.2 | 11.7 | 3.4 | 4.5 |
|  | Kruskal-Wallis test (2 df) |  | P = .009 | P = .008 | P = .221 | P = .146 |
Part 2 | Pre-equating | 1st | 75.2 | 78.0 | 52.3 | 56.4 |
| Â | Â | 2nd | 76.4 | 81.5 | 50.4 | 55.7 |
| Â | Â | 3rd | 80.1 | 84.1 | 50.0 | 55.8 |
| Â | Post-equating | 1st | 78.0 | 81.1 | 59.0 | 64.9 |
| Â | Â | 2nd | 76.2 | 79.8 | 55.3 | 61.5 |
| Â | Â | 3rd | 78.0 | 82.3 | 54.2 | 62.1 |
|  | Pre-equating | 3rd – 2nd | 3.7 | 2.6 | -0.4 | 0.1 |
|  | Kruskal-Wallis test (2 df) |  | P = .152 | P = .160 | P = .215 | P = .887 |
|  | Post-equating | 3rd – 2nd | 1.8 | 2.5 | -1.0 | 0.6 |
|  | Kruskal-Wallis test |  | P = .943 | P = .845 | P = .546 | P = .943 |