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Table 4 The characteristics associated with the perceptions of the block teaching students with univariate analysis

From: Assessment of a block curriculum design on medical postgraduates’ perception towards biostatistics: a cohort study

Independent variable

Value

Comment

Expectation

Reform

Ability

Mean(SD)

P-value

Mean(SD)

P-value

Mean(SD)

P-value

Mean(SD)

P-value

Mean(SD)

P-value

Sum

3.50(0.56)

 

3.66 (0.58)

4.29 (0.46)

3.84(0.49)

3.39 (0.63)

Age

< 25

3.54 (0.45)

0.35

3.70 (0.48)

0.29

4.19 (0.40)

< 0.01

3.81 (0.41)

0.45

3.52(0.51)

< 0.01

≥25

3.49 (0.54)

 

3.64 (0.56)

 

4.33 (0.43)

 

3.85 (0.46)

 

3.34 (0.60)

 

Gender

Male

3.52 (0.58)

0.16

3.67 (0.59)

0.32

4.31 (0.44)

0.46

3.85 (0.50)

0.43

3.45 (0.63)

0.29

Female

3.44 (0.53)

 

3.61 (0.59)

 

4.27 (0.48)

 

3.81 (0.49)

 

3.38 (0.58)

 

Degree

Academic

3.49 (0.56)

0.46

3.66 (0.57)

0.77

4.29 (0.45)

0.91

3.86 (0.48)

0.17

3.44 (0.63)

0.01

Professional

3.53 (0.57)

 

3.64 (0.61)

 

4.30 (0.48)

 

3.79 (0.49)

 

3.29 (0.61)

 

Specialty

Clinical

3.34 (0.62)

0.01

3.46 (0.54)

0.01

3.63 (0.60)

0.72

4.27 (0.45)

0.02

3.83 (0.48)

0.84

Research

3.56 (0.58)

 

3.65 (0.63)

 

3.70 (0.62)

 

4.40 (0.48)

 

3.84 (0.55)

 

Others

3.40 (0.68)

 

3.50 (0.52)

 

3.64 (0.61)

 

4.21 (0.47)

 

3.86 (0.40)

 

Logical thinking

Poor and very poor

3.19 (0.55)

< 0.01

3.59 (0.55)

0.01

4.14 (0.38)

0.10

3.77 (0.35)

0.13

3.07 (0.53)

< 0.01

Neutral

3.42 (0.55)

 

3.59 (0.59)

 

4.29 (0.46)

 

3.80 (0.49)

 

3.32 (0.64)

 

Good and very good

3.65 (0.54)

 

3.75 (0.58)

 

4.31 (0.47)

 

3.89 (0.50)

 

3.54 (0.59)

 

Mathmetical basics

Poor and very poor

3.31 (0.53)

< 0.01

3.51 (0.56)

< 0.01

4.30 (0.45)

0.46

3.76 (0.48)

0.11

3.18 (0.66)

< 0.01

Neutral

3.52 (0.51)

 

3.66 (0.60)

 

4.30 (0.47)

 

3.87 (0.48)

 

3.38 (0.60)

 

Good and very good

3.66 (0.67)

 

3.78 (0.55)

 

4.24 (0.46)

 

3.83 (0.49)

 

3.64 (0.58)

 

Computer basics

Poor and very poor

3.30 (0.66)

< 0.01

3.55 (0.57)

0.38

4.21 (0.44)

0.18

3.81 (0.45)

0.76

3.06 (0.66)

< 0.01

Neutral

3.53 (0.50)

 

3.66 (0.58)

 

4.30 (0.46)

 

3.85 (0.47)

 

3.46 (0.59)

 

Good and very good

3.60 (0.59)

 

3.72 (0.58)

 

4.32 (0.47)

 

3.84 (0.55)

 

3.49 (0.60)

 

Research experience

None

3.38 (0.54)

< 0.01

3.65 (0.55)

0.87

4.20 (0.48)

< 0.01

3.80 (0.46)

0.16

3.24 (0.60)

< 0.01

Yes

3.58 (0.56)

 

3.66 (0.61)

 

4.35 (0.44)

 

3.86 (0.50)

 

3.50 (0.62)