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Table 3 Results for sign test comparing pre- and post-audit answers from researchers

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 6 7 18 (15) 1.000 − 2.00 1.00 97.8
2 14 5 12 (2) 0.064 − 1.00 2.00 98.1
3 13 5 12 (4) 0.096 − 1.00 2.00 96.9
4 13 7 11 (3) 0.263 − 1.00 1.00 95.9
5 10 11 10 (6) 1.000 − 1.00 1.00 97.3
6 8 14 9 (4) 0.286 − 2.00 1.00 98.3
7 15 4 11 (8) 0.019 1.00 2.00 98.1
8 12 5 14 (8) 0.143 − 1.00 2.00 95.1
9 7 8 16 (14) 1.000 − 1.00 1.00 96.5
10 9 5 17 (8) 0.424 − 2.00 1.00 98.7
11 12 7 12 (5) 0.359 − 1.00 1.00 98.1
12 12 5 14 (5) 0.143 − 1.00 2.00 95.1
  1. Value in boldface denotes significant difference (p < 0.05). Numbers in parentheses represent number of answers which were 10 in both the pre-audit and post-audit surveys. n ≥ 30