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Table 6 Comparison between made up and simulated data-sets about communication skill++

From: How does correlation structure differ between real and fabricated data-sets?

P-value

p ≤ 0.05

0.05 <p ≤ 0.10

p > 0.10

Total

Data-set

    

Made up

9 (52.9%)

2 (11.8%)

6 (35.3%)

17

Simulated

2151 (86.0%)

180 (7.2%)

169 (6.8%)

2500

  1. ++ data-sets with p-value ≤ 0.05 were compared with p-value > 0.05, (Fisher's exact test, p = 0.0011)
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BMC Medical Research Methodology

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