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Table 3 Cronbach’s alpha and descriptive statistics for the DPCC-MS, Côté et al., and global rating instruments

From: Validation of the 5-item doctor-patient communication competency instrument for medical students (DPCC-MS) using two years of assessment data

 

Cronbach’s alpha

SEM

Mean

SD

C.V.

Min.

Max.

DPCC-MS

.91

.23

2.81

.76

27%

1.20

4.00

Côté et al.

.94

.14

3.40

.58

17%

2.08

4.00

Global

.88

.97

9.74

2.79

29%

3.00

14.00

  1. SEM standard error of measurement, SD standard deviation, C.V. coefficient of variation, Min minimum, Max. maximum