Table 6 Participants’ awareness of statistical terms
Statistical Term | It would not be helpful to me to understand n (%) | I don’t understand it but wants to n (%) | Some understanding n (%) | Yes, understood and I could explain to others n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Relative risk | 46 (21.5) | 107 (50) | 36 (16.8) | 25 (11.7) |
Absolute risk | 62 (29) | 94 (43.9) | 28 (13.1) | 30 (14) |
Systematic review | 58 (27.1) | 108 (50.5) | 26 (12.1) | 22 (10.3) |
Odds ratio | 49 (22.9) | 116 (54.2) | 35 (16.4) | 14 (6.5) |
Meta-analysis | 52 (24.3) | 110 (51.4) | 42 (19.6) | 10 (4.7) |
Clinical effectiveness | 25 (11.7) | 113 (52.8) | 37 (17.3) | 39 (18.2) |
Number needed to treat | 33 (15.4) | 144 (67.3) | 19 (8.9) | 18 (8.4) |
Confidence interval | 21 (9.8) | 125 (58.4) | 26 (12.1) | 42 (19.6) |
Heterogeneity | 42 (19.6) | 122 (57) | 39 (18.2) | 11 (5.1) |
Publication bias | 45 (21) | 129 (60.3) | 31 (14.5) | 9 (4.2) |
Mean | 43.3 (20.2) | 116.8 (54.6) | 31.9 (14.9) | 22 (10.3) |