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Table 4 Pairwise Pearson correlations: independent variables in regression models

From: Preferences for peer-reviewed versus other publication sources: a survey of general dentists in the National Dental PBRN

  

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

Consults Peer-Reviewed Dental Journals

1

1.000

                 

Consults Other Published Dental Sources

2

0.333*

1.000

                

Range of All Sources Consulted

3

0.565*

0.698*

1.000

               

Range of Peer-Reviewed Journal Sources Consulted

4

0.664*

0.298*

0.800*

1.000

              

Range of Other Published Sources Consulted

5

0.278*

0.822*

0.835*

0.338*

1.000

             

Proportional Mix of Peer-Reviewed/Other Sources

6

−0.379

0.877*

0.499*

−0.201

0.839*

1.000

            

Professional Age

7

0.029

0.114*

0.139*

0.093*

0.132*

0.091*

1.000

           

Advanced Training

8

−0.049

0.028

0.104*

0.183*

−0.005

−0.089

0.299*

1.000

          

Research Experience

9

−0.028

0.018

0.056

0.0664*

0.027

−0.036

0.177*

0.196*

1.000

         

PBRN Skill Motive

10

0.071*

0.113*

0.123*

0.088*

0.112*

0.076*

−0.077

0.014

−0.066

1.000

        

Female

11

−0.027

−0.042

− 0.075

−0.077

− 0.048

− 0.014

− 0.296

−0.114*

− 0.086

0.033

1.000

       

Underrepresented Minority

12

−0.039

0.025

−0.005

− 0.041

0.030

0.050

−0.061

0.011

0.007

0.096*

0.088*

1.000

      

Solo Practitioner

13

−0.027

0.093*

0.089*

0.047

0.096*

0.108*

0.179*

0.095*

−0.014

0.006

−0.100

− 0.039

1.000

     

Full Time Dentist

14

0.008

0.011

0.061*

0.0654*

0.037

0.009

− 0.133

0.009

−0.016

0.078*

−0.140

0.041

0.019

1.000

    

Rural Practice

15

0.019

0.062*

0.054

0.013

0.072*

0.061*

−0.032

0.013

0.028

0.028

−0.012

−0.035

− 0.009

−0.033

1.000

   

Number of Complex Procedures Routinely Conducted

16

−0.006

0.044

0.078*

0.0782*

0.051

0.032

0.1745*

0.231*

0.113*

0.020

−0.212

− 0.026

0.243*

0.057*

−0.010

1.000

  

Number of Standard Procedures Routinely Conducted

17

0.079*

0.097*

0.132*

0.1105*

0.1059*

0.059

0.0605*

0.101*

0.056

0.1201*

−0.092

0.0712*

0.161*

0.066*

0.038

0.453*

1.000

 

Number of patients per week

18

−0.036

0.028

0.000

0.025

−0.022

−0.045

− 0.108

−0.062*

− 0.017

0.004

− 0.075

− 0.050

− 0.099

0.139*

− 0.026

0.009

0.007

1.000