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Table 5 Odds ratio of an unsafe response among incorrect responses by certainty and score group

From: Certainty and safe consequence responses provide additional information from multiple choice question assessments

 

Score group

 

SG1 n = 20

SG2 n = 159

SG3 n = 133

SG4 n = 18

Low certainty

1.0

0.9 (0.6–1.4) 0.62

0.7 (0.4–1.1) 0.12

0.4 (0.2–1.1) 0.083

Moderate certainty

0.7 (0.4–1.3) 0.22

0.8 (0.5–1.2) 0.26

0.8 (0.5–1.3) 0.34

1.2 (0.5–3.28) 0.70

High certainty

1.4 (0.7–2.8) 0.35

1.4 (0.8–2.3) 0.21

2.9 (1.6–5.1) 0.0003

4.0 (1.0–15.6) 0.043

  1. Odds ratio, (95% confidence interval), p-value
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