Reliability and acceptability of six station multiple mini-interviews: past-behavioural versus situational questions in postgraduate medical admission

Table 4 Results of the decision study, showing G-coefficients for MMIs with four to eight stations, stratified by question format (PBQs, SQs, or PBQs and SQs) (n = 40)

Number of stations^a	G-coefficient for PBQs and SQs	G-coefficient for PBQs	G-coefficient for SQs
4	0.73	0.82	0.94
5	0.77	0.85	0.95
6	0.80	0.87	0.96
7	0.82	0.89	0.97
8	0.84	0.90	0.97

Three rating rubrics per question and one examiner per station
G-coefficient generalisability coefficient, MMI multiple mini-interview, PBQ past behavioural question, SQ situational question

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