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Table 6 Correlation between residents’ characteristics, Critical thinking, and subscales

From: Evaluating and comparing critical thinking skills of residents of Tehran University of Medical Sciences

Variables

Analysis

Evaluation

inference

Deductive reasoning

Inductive reasoning

Total CT skills

r

p

r

p

r

p

r

p

r

p

r

p

Age (years)

−.094

.197

.209a

.004

−.010

.890

−.024

.746

.160b

.028

.061

.407

Gender

−.008

.911

.130

.075

.088

.230

.090

.220

.102

.161

.114

.119

Educational Level

−.083

.257

.125

.086

.036

.624

.018

.806

.105

.149

.048

.514

Marital Status

−.036

.624

.084

.253

−.089

.223

−.122

.094

.105

.151

−.023

.758

  1. aCorrelation is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed)
  2. bCorrelation is significant at the 0.05 level (2-tailed)