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Table 4 Kendall’s tau coefficients with corresponding P-values between mean diagnoses accuracy and the knowledge inventory, the CCTDI and the HSRT scales

From: Do knowledge, knowledge sources and reasoning skills affect the accuracy of nursing diagnoses? a randomised study

Variable

Kendall’s tau

P-value*

Knowledge inventory

0.04

0.401

CCTDI

  

Truth-seeking

0.01

0.756

Open-Mindedness

0.08

0.076

Analyticity

0.07

0.135

Systematicity

0.13

0.003*

Self-Confidence

0.07

0.121

Inquisitiveness

−0.01

0.899

Maturity

0.11

0.016*

HSRT

  

Analysis

0.19

< 0.0001*

Inference

0.16

< 0.0001*

Evaluation

0.08

0.099

Induction

0.15

0.002*

Deduction

0.24

<0.0001*

  1. *P < .05.
  2. Note: CCTDI = California Critical Thinking Disposition.
  3. Inventory; HSRT = Health Science Reasoning Test.