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Table 2 The two-way ANOVA results of the multiple-choice test and the t-test results of the correct assembly rate

From: The impact of multi-person virtual reality competitive learning on anatomy education: a randomized controlled study

Two-way ANOVA

SS

df

MS

F

p

  

The multiple-choice test

time

14,700.0

1.4

10,294.7

725.8

0.000

  

time*group

258.2

2.9

90.4

6.4

0.003*

  

Error

303.8

21.5

14.2

    

group

476.9

2.0

238.5

3.2

0.070

  

Error

1122.1

15.0

74.8

    

Simple main effect

SS

df

MS

F

p

Group Comparison

Post-hoc p-value

Day 1

7.0

2

3.5

.094

.911

  

Day 5

192.0

2

96.0

3.408

.060

  

Day 12

536.1

2

268.1

9.009

.003+

CG vs. SP

CG vs. MP

SP vs. MP

.075

.002+

.187

CG

3692.4

2

1846.2

148.6

.000+

Day 1 vs. Day 5

Day 1 vs. Day 12

Day 5 vs. Day 12

.000+

.001+

.000+

SP

5175.4

2

2587.7

303.6

.000+

Day 1 vs. Day 5

Day 1 vs. Day 12

Day 5 vs. Day 12

.000+

.000+

.006+

MP

6090.3

1.1

5567.3

322.8

.000+

Day 1 vs. Day 5

Day 1 vs. Day 12

Day 5 vs. Day 12

.000+

.000+

.000+

Two-way ANOVA

SS

df

MS

F

p

Group Comparison

Post-hoc p-value

The correct assembly rates

Group

1.1

1

1.0

6.3

0.031*

MP > SP

 

Error

1.6

10

0.2

    

Timepoint

4.7

1.9

2.4

55.6

0.000*

Day 1 vs. Day 2

Day 1 vs. Day 3

Day 1 vs. Day 4

Day 1 vs. Day 5

Day 2 vs. Day 3

Day 2 vs. Day 4

Day 2 vs. Day 5

Day 3 vs. Day 4

Day 3 vs. Day 5

Day 4 vs. Day 5

0.002+

0.000+

0.000+

0.000+

0.016+

0.004+

0.000+

0.012+

0.026

0.256

Timepoint* Group

0.3

1.9

0.1

2.6

0.102

  

Error

0.9

19.3

0.04

    
  1. Abbreviations: SS sum of square, df degree of freedom, MS mean square, CG control group, SP single-player group, MP multiple-player group
  2. Note. α = 0.05 at the two-way ANOVA test
  3. α = 0.017 at the simple main effect test
  4. *p < 0.05
  5. +p < 0.017