Table 5 Pearson correlations and the square roots of the AVE values (n = 331).

From: Academic medical postgraduates: a competence iceberg model and measurement development

 

F1 Cooperation and communication ability

F2 Experimental/ research ability

F3 Academic performance

F4 Learning ability and moral adherence

F5 Practical ability

F1

0.810

    

F2

0.620

0.803

   

F3

0.637

0.518

0.818

  

F4

0.553

0.755

0.426

0.756

 

F5

0.693

0.576

0.651

0.501

0.800

  1. Note: The bolded numbers represent the square roots of the average variance extracted (AVE) values. These values are greater than the correlations on the off-diagonal (in the same row and column), indicating good discriminant validity.
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