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Implementing statistical equating for MRCP(UK) Parts 1 and 2.

BMC Med Educ · 2014 · PMC4182791 · PMID 25257070

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almost significantp = .089so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)
The model was an almost significant improvement on a single line (F(2,26) = 3.51, p = .089), but the slope B was not significantly different from zero.

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highly significantno p-value reported
A simple Mann–Whitney U-test on the 30 Part 1 pass rates (or the 25 Part 2 pass rates), comparing those before and after statistical equating was introduced, shows a highly significant increase in pass rates for non-UK takers of Part 1, with a significant effect also for Non-UK 1st time takers of Part 2.

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