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Table 2 Mean differences between two repeated ratings performed by 12 raters and one-sample t test testing if the mean difference is significantly different from 0 (systematic error; P < 0.01)

From: Facial esthetic outcome of functional followed by fixed orthodontic treatment of class II division 1 patients

 

t

df

Sig. (two-tailed)

Mean difference

SD

95% confidence interval of the difference

Lower

Upper

All raters

 Face

2.20

143

0.029

3.94

21.42

0.41

7.46

 Lower face

0.32

143

0.746

0.67

24.61

− 3.39

4.72

 Upper lip

0.55

143

0.584

0.96

20.91

− 2.49

4.40

 Lower lip

0.48

143

0.629

1.08

26.73

− 3.32

5.48

 Chin

− 0.32

143

0.749

− 0.68

25.38

− 4.86

3.50

Orthodontists

 Face

1.22

35

0.231

3.85

18.97

− 2.57

10.27

 Lower face

0.53

35

0.600

1.94

21.97

− 5.50

9.37

 Upper lip

0.55

35

0.584

1.87

20.32

− 5.00

8.75

 Lower lip

1.31

35

0.200

4.32

19.84

− 2.39

11.04

 Chin

0.57

35

0.574

1.99

21.02

− 5.13

9.10

Patients

 Face

0.83

35

0.410

3.39

24.39

− 4.87

11.64

 Lower face

− 0.64

35

0.524

− 3.35

31.15

− 13.89

7.20

 Upper lip

− 0.75

35

0.458

− 2.94

23.53

− 10.90

5.02

 Lower lip

− 0.73

35

0.470

− 4.80

39.44

− 18.15

8.55

 Chin

− 1.18

35

0.248

− 6.98

35.58

− 19.01

5.06

Parents

 Face

1.30

35

0.202

4.18

19.30

− 2.35

10.71

 Lower face

0.35

35

0.725

1.30

21.94

− 6.13

8.72

 Upper lip

0.21

35

0.832

0.69

19.50

− 5.91

7.29

 Lower lip

− 0.55

35

0.583

− 2.00

21.65

− 9.32

5.33

 Chin

− 0.98

35

0.333

− 3.14

19.20

− 9.63

3.36

Laypersons

 Face

1.11

35

0.274

4.33

23.38

− 3.58

12.24

 Lower face

0.73

35

0.469

2.78

22.72

− 4.91

10.46

 Upper lip

1.24

35

0.223

4.20

20.30

− 2.67

11.07

 Lower lip

2.01

35

0.052

6.79

20.28

− 0.07

13.66

 Chin

1.51

35

0.139

5.42

21.49

− 1.85

12.69