Correlation Between Difficulty in Gaining Admission to Medical Schools and Achievements in Life Science Research.
- VernacularTitle:医学部における入学難易度と研究業績の相関
- Author:
Saburo UCHIYAMA
;
Yukari MATSUYAMA
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
difficulty in gaining admission to medical schools;
achievements in life science research;
correlation coefficient;
rank correlation coefficient
- From:Medical Education
1997;28(6):437-443
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
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Abstract:
We studied the increase in difficulty in gaining admission to medical schools over the past 5 years (1991 through 1995). In private medical schools, the diffierence between maximal and minimal difficulty in gaining admission decreased slightly by the upgrade of lower group, although the difference did not change in state and public medical schools. The correlation coefficient and rank correlation coefficient between the above variables and reported achievements in life science research were determined. A weak positive correlation was found.
