The Predictive Validity of a Two-Step Selection Process to Medical Schools

<table class="table-group" id="tab2"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left"> </td><td class="align_left">Predictors</td><td class="align_center">Mean of Year 1 score</td><td class="align_center">Correlation with Year 1 score</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left" rowspan="3">One-step selection rules</td><td class="align_left">Composite 1</td><td class="align_center">1.07</td><td class="align_center">0.61</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">MOR</td><td class="align_center">0.61</td><td class="align_center">0.53</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Composite 2-MOR</td><td class="align_center">1.11</td><td class="align_center">0.63</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left" rowspan="2">Two-step selection rules</td><td class="align_left">1st step: Composite 1, 2nd step: MOR</td><td class="align_center">0.93</td><td class="align_center">0.53</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">1st step: Composite 1, 2nd step: Composite 2-MOR</td><td class="align_center">1.11</td><td class="align_center">0.63</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="4"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="table-fn"><td>Composite 1 = a hypothetical variable simulating the combination of the PET total score and the Bagrut score in equal weights; MOR = a hypothetical variable simulating the total score in MOR assessment center; and Composite 2-MOR = a hypothetical variable simulating the combination of Composite 1 score and the MOR total score in equal weights.<br/></td></tr></table>

Results of several simulated selection rules.

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Table 2: The Predictive Validity of a Two-Step Selection Process to Medical Schools 