Measurement of predictive validity of admission criteria used by public dental colleges in Pakistan. Time to reconsider.

J Dent Sci · 2026 · PMC12825489 · PMID 41585186

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borderline significanceP- value = 0.061so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

The SSCE had a borderline significance at P- value = 0.061.

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highly significantno p-value reported

Univariate effects and coefficients presented in Table 4 revealed that the admission test was a highly significant unique predictor for all professional examinations.

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