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Matching NP Dates with Core Exam Dates

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Core exams and NP exams are not synchronized and take place on different days and cycles. These variables help to match the exam dates. This page combines variable and description information from all three curated datasets.

Source files (on external FHS website):

For all source dataset variables, refer to individual datasets. For derived variables, refer to program code for more information.

Curated DataDescription
np_closest_exam_dateFHS core exam date that was closest to NP test 1-13/1-12/1-4 (derived for curated dataset)
np_days_apartThe number of days between the FHS core exam date that was closest to NP test 1-13/1-12/1-4 and NP test date 1-13/1-12/1-4 (derived for curated dataset)
np_exam_cycleFHS core exam cycle that was closest to NP test 1-13/1-12/1-4 (derived for curated dataset)