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Table 2 Results for sign test comparing pre- and post-audit answers from research PIs

From: Effectiveness of data auditing as a tool to reinforce good research data management (RDM) practice: a Singapore study

Q Differences p 95% CI
 +  Tie Lower Upper Actual CI (%)
1 8 5 12 (11) 0.581 − 1.00 2.00 97.8
2 14 4 7 (3) 0.031 1.00 2.00 96.9
3 15 5 5 (1) 0.041 1.00 2.00 95.9
4 18 5 2 (0) 0.011 1.00 2.00 96.5
5 9 5 11 (6) 0.424 − 2.00 2.00 98.7
6 12 5 8 (3) 0.143 − 1.00 2.00 95.1
7 12 1 12 (10) 0.003 1.00 3.00 97.8
8 12 5 8 (7) 0.143 − 1.00 1.00 95.1
9 6 4 15 (12) 0.754 − 1.00 2.00 97.9
10 12 9 4 (0) 0.664 − 1.00 2.00 97.3
11 11 8 6 (0) 0.648 − 1.00 2.00 98.1
12 12 2 11 (2) 0.013 1.00 2.00 98.7
  1. Values in boldface denote significant differences (p < 0.05). Numbers in parentheses represent number of answers which were 10 in both the pre-audit and post-audit surveys. n = 25