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Table 4 Values given by graduate dentists without post-graduate training/graduate dentists with postgraduate training in other specializations than oral surgery/graduate dentists with post-graduate training in oral surgery to the factor “PROXIMITY TO THE INFERIOR ALVEOLAR NERVE”. Krustal Wallis test and pairwise comparison

From: Mandibular third molar extraction: perceived surgical difficulty in relation to professional training

 

Valid N

Mean

Standard Deviation

Median

Percentile 25

Percentile 75

Minimum

Maximum

Proximity to the Inferior alveolar nerve

Group 2

Graduate dentists without post-graduate training

33

9,30

1,19

10,00

9,00

10,00

6,0

10,0

Graduate dentists with postgraduate training in other specializations than oral surgery

115

8,98

2,00

10,00

9,00

10,00

1,0

10,0

Graduate dentists with post-graduate training in oral surgery

180

8,24

2,25

9,00

7,00

10,00

1,0

10,0

Total

328

8,61

2,12

10,00

8,00

10,00

1,0

10,0

Independent-Samples Kruskal–Wallis Test Summary

 Total N

328

 Test Statistic

15,875a

 Degree Of Freedom

2

 Asymptotic Sig.(2-sided test)

 < 0,001

a. The test statistic is adjusted for ties

Pairwise Comparisons of Group 2

 Sample 1-Sample 2

Test Statistic

Std. Error

Std. Test Statistic

Sig

Adj. Sig.a

 Graduate dentists with post-graduate training in oral surgery- Graduate dentists with postgraduate training in other specializations than oral surgery

37,013

10,315

3,588

 < 0,001

0,001

 Graduate dentists with post-graduate training in oral surgery—Graduate dentists without post-graduate training

41,889

16,362

2,560

0,010

0,031

 Graduate dentists with postgraduate training in other specializations than oral surgery- Graduate dentists without post-graduate training

4,875

17,063

0,286

0,775

1,000

  1. Each row tests the null hypothesis that the Sample 1 and Sample 2 distributions are the same. Asymptotic significances (2-sided tests) are displayed. The significance level is 0,050
  2. aSignificance values have been adjusted by the Bonferroni correction for multiple tests