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Table 2 Mean test ranks for each domain of preference of colorectal cancer screening test

From: A survey of individual preference for colorectal cancer screening technique

 

Dimensions

Test Modality

Preference

Physical Discomfort

Inconvenience

Embarrassment

Danger

Colonoscopy

3.14

3.37

3.47

3.14

3.56

Barium Enema

2.87

3.09

2.97

3.12

3.56

Fiberoptic Sigmoidoscopy

2.38

2.46

2.04

2.40

2.32

Fecal Occult Blood Test

1.61

1.09

1.52

1.34

1.09

Friedman's test χ2 (3 df)

62.7*

146.6*

110.9*

102.4*

162.8*

Wilcoxon signed-ranks Z (FOBT vs. FS)

4.1*

7.2*

3.2*

5.3*

7.5*

N =

77

79

79

78

79

  1. Notes: Mean ranks for each test on each of the dimensions. Lower mean ranks refer to greater preference, and less discomfort, inconvenience, embarrassment, or danger. A * indicates test statistics that are significant at p < 0.05.
  2. N = ; Less than 80 responses due to blank forms.