Table 3

Interquartile mean of participant test scores and differences

OccupationPrescore % (IQR)Postscore % (IQR)Percentage point difference (post–pre score)Within group p value*Between group p value†
Civilian40.4 (33.7–48.1)80.8 (71.5–86.2)40.4<0.0010.007
Law enforcement38.4 (25.9–43.3)69.2 (59.6–78.8)30.8<0.001<0.001
Firefighter50.0 (40.4–59.6)73.1 (61.5–84.6)23.1<0.001<0.001
  • *Wilcoxon signed-rank test used for preassessment and postassessment scores.

  • †Mann-Whitney test used for distributions of improvements between groups, referenced against two other groupings.