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Table 4 Pearson correlations (and point bi-serial correlations for the dichotomised variables) between the predictor variables and the outcome variables

From: Predicting academic outcomes in an Australian graduate entry medical programme

Ā Ā 

WAM core units overall (Nā€‰=ā€‰219)

WAM level 2(Nā€‰=ā€‰421)

WAM level 3 (Nā€‰=ā€‰414)

WAM level 4 (Nā€‰=ā€‰344)

WAM level 5 (Nā€‰=ā€‰276)

WAM level 6 (Nā€‰=ā€‰219)

Age at entry

Correlation

āˆ’0.167

āˆ’0.220

āˆ’0.162

āˆ’0.139

āˆ’0.275

āˆ’0.099

P value

0.013

<0.001

0.001

0.010

<0.001

0.146

Sex (0ā€‰=ā€‰F, 1ā€‰=ā€‰M)

Correlation

āˆ’0.067

0.022

āˆ’0.064

āˆ’0.060

āˆ’0.158

0.033

P value

0.326

0.649

0.192

0.270

0.009

0.623

Biological science/Science background (Noā€‰=ā€‰0, Yesā€‰=ā€‰1)

Correlation

āˆ’0.009

0.057

āˆ’0.006

āˆ’0.097

āˆ’0.032

āˆ’0.109

P value

0.892

0.242

0.906

0.074

0.601

0.107

Health/Allied health background

(Noā€‰=ā€‰0, Yesā€‰=ā€‰1)

Correlation

0.174

0.073

0.087

0.206

0.187

0.229

P value

0.010

0.135

0.077

<0.001

0.002

0.001

Humanities/Commerce/Business/ Law background (Noā€‰=ā€‰0, Yesā€‰=ā€‰1)

Correlation

āˆ’0.233

āˆ’0.212

āˆ’0.148

āˆ’0.137

āˆ’0.225

āˆ’0.174

P value

0.001

<0.001

0.002

0.011

<0.001

0.010

Physical sciences background

(Noā€‰=ā€‰0, Yesā€‰=ā€‰1)

Correlation

0.014

0.013

0.036

āˆ’0.006

0.015

0.047

P value

0.833

0.783

0.465

0.915

0.810

0.485

GPA at entry

Correlation

0.270

0.389

0.384

0.272

0.198

0.109

P value

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001

0.001

0.108

Rural entry

(Noā€‰=ā€‰0, Yesā€‰=ā€‰1)

Correlation

āˆ’0.049

āˆ’0.091

āˆ’0.095

0.030

āˆ’0.102

āˆ’0.046

P value

0.467

0.061

0.053

0.575

0.090

0.501

IRSAD_Decile_x (0 =1st-8th decile, 1ā€‰=ā€‰9th-10th decile)

Correlation

0.164

0.151

0.181

0.102

0.138

0.028

P value

0.015

0.002

<0.001

0.059

0.022

0.683

Interview score

Correlation

0.077

āˆ’0.041

āˆ’0.061

0.014

0.033

0.122

P value

0.257

0.398

0.215

0.791

0.585

0.071

Total GAMSAT score

Correlation

0.268

0.282

0.216

0.117

0.189

0.065

P value

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001

0.030

0.002

0.339

GAMSAT 1 - Reasoning in the humanities and social sciences

Correlation

0.156

0.069

0.042

0.067

0.162

0.046

P value

0.021

0.158

0.391

0.214

0.007

0.496

GAMSAT 2 - Written communication

Correlation

0.058

0.056

0.071

0.024

āˆ’0.017

0.027

P value

0.358

0.254

0.148

0.654

0.783

0.688

GAMSAT 3 - Reasoning in the biological and physical sciences

Correlation

0.271

0.311

0.229

0.117

0.194

0.061

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P value

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001

0.030

0.001

0.369

  1. (WAMā€‰=ā€‰Weighted average mark, IRSAD ā€“ index of relative socioeconomic advantage and disadvantage, Significant P-values are boldfaced).