2.4. Data Analysis

The statistical analysis was carried out using the SPSS 23.0 statistical program. Descriptions were analyzed for each variable (M ± SD). First, the normality of the sample was tested by the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test. All the data presented a normal distribution. Then, to analyze the autonomic stress response during the hospital clinical simulation, a multivariate analysis of variance with the hospital clinical simulation moments as a fixed factor was conducted. The Tukey test was used for ad hoc comparisons. To analyze differences in the autonomic stress response during a hospital clinical simulation by the psychological profile, students were divided into groups by the percentile 50 in the psychological variables of SUDS, LET, PSS, and neuroticism factor, and differences between the high and low scores were tested by a t-test for independent samples. The significance level was p ≤ 0.05.