Does attendance at anatomy practical classes correlate with assessment outcome? A retrospective study of a large cohort of undergraduate anatomy students

Table 2 Man Whitney U-tests comparing attendance for students who scored above the median assessment mark with attendance for students who scored below the median assessment mark

Assessment	Attendance type	Above or below median mark	Mean (SEM)	25 % Percentile	75 % Percentile	Median	P value	Significant P < 0.01**
Final Grade	All Practicals	Below Median	7.4 (0.2)	6.0	9.0	8.0	<0.0001	**
	All Practicals	Above Median	8.4 (0.1)	8.0	10.0	9.0	<0.0001	**
	Workshop	Below Median	3.3 (0.1)	2.0	5.0	4.0	<0.0001	**
	Workshop	Above Median	4.0 (0.1)	3.0	5.0	4.0	<0.0001	**
	Dissection	Below Median	4.1 (0.1)	4.0	5.0	4.5	0.0087	**
	Dissection	Above Median	4.4 (0.1)	4.0	5.0	5.0	0.0087	**
Theory Grade	All Practicals	Below Median	7.4 (0.2)	6.0	10.0	8.0	0.0002	**
	All Practicals	Above Median	8.4 (0.1)	7.0	10.0	9.0	0.0002	**
	Workshop	Below Median	3.3 (0.1)	2.0	5.0	4.0	<0.0001	**
	Workshop	Above Median	4.0 (0.1)	3.0	5.0	4.0	<0.0001	**
	Dissection	Below Median	4.1 (0.1)	4.0	5.0	5.0	0.056	No
	Dissection	Above Median	4.4 (0.1)	4.0	5.0	5.0	0.056	No
Practical Grade	All Practicals	Below Median	7.4 (0.2)	6.0	9.0	8.0	<0.0001	**
	All Practicals	Above Median	8.3 (0.1)	7.0	10.0	9.0	<0.0001	**
	Workshop	Below Median	3.4 (0.1)	2.0	5.0	4.0	0.0002	**
	Workshop	Above Median	3.9 (0.1)	3.0	5.0	4.0	0.0002	**
	Dissection	Below Median	4.0 (0.1)	3.8	5.0	4.0	0.0018	**
	Dissection	Above Median	4.4 (0.1)	4.0	4.0	4.0	0.0018	**

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