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Table 3 Test scores on three evidence-based medicine (EBM) knowledge tests measured before (pre-test) and after (post-test) the educational intervention in the EBM group

From: How to choose an evidence-based medicine knowledge test for medical students? Comparison of three knowledge measures

EBM knowledge test (min-max score)

Pre-test

Post-test

P-value*

Improvement from the pre-test

Median score (95% confidence interval)

Percentage of the maximum possible score (range)

Berlin test (0–15)

6 (5–7)

8 (8–10)

< 0.001

13% (7–20%)

ACE test (0–15)

8 (8–9)

11 (11–12)

< 0.001

13% (13–20%)

Fresno test (0–124)a

11 (10–19)

56 (51–63)

< 0.001

31% (25–42%)

  1. *Wilcoxon signed test
  2. an = 35 for the Fresno test (see Fig. 1)