Table 4 PS texts double marked blind at two HEIs: descriptive statistics
From: Personal statement versus psychological test as admission to the nursing degree: an evaluation
PS-HEI 1 | PS-HEI 2 | Comment | |
|---|---|---|---|
N | 132 | 132 | 132 applicants applied to both HEIs |
Mean | 76.09 | 68.99 | PS HEI 1 > mean: substantial difference and effect size [Cohen’s d = 0.44] |
SD | 14.38 | 17.4 | PS HEI 1 Tighter spread |
Median | 75.00 | 68.75 | PS HEI 1 Higher mid score |
Mode (no. at mode) | 75.00 (30) | 75.00 (18) | PS HEI 1 Flatter mode (more scores tied at mode) |
Minimum | 18.75 | 25.00 | |
Maximum | 100 | 100 | |
Skewness | −0.76 | −0.44 | PS HEI 1 easier to score on; > − ve. skew (see Fig. 2) |
Kurtosis | 1.45 | −0.35 | PS HEI 1 peaked: HEI 2 flatter (see Fig. 2) |