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Table 1 F-test for the homogeneity of regression slope assumption for Group*the empathy pre-test

From: The application of heterogeneous cluster grouping to reflective writing for medical humanities literature study to enhance students’ empathy, critical thinking, and reflective writing

Scale

Group

Pre-test

Group*scale (interaction effect)

Homogeneity testing

Mean

S.D.

F

p-value

Overall

Experimental Control

139.76

24.69

Group*Overall

0.054

0.817

139.65

24.61

Behavior empathy

Experimental Control

56.78

9.85

Group* behavior empathy

0.175

0.677

58.03

10.58

Affective empathy

Experimental Control

40.89

10.23

Group* affective empathy

0.005

0.944

39.12

10.54

Intellectual empathy

Experimental Control

42.10

8.00

Group* intellectual empathy

0.120

0.730

42.50

7.66

  1. Experimental group: N = 43; comparison group: N = 43
  2. S.D. standard deviation