Table 3

Probabilities of moving from high, mid-range, and low status in one period to high, mid-range, and low status in the subsequent period

Status in initial periodStatus in subsequent periodMeasure 1 probabilityMeasure 2 probability
Measure 1 outliers: a medical school is classified as a measure 1 high (or low) outlier for a particular time period (e.g. 1970–9) if the percentage of its graduates for that time period who were sued exceeded the 90th percentile (or was below the 10th percentile) of the time period specific distribution.
Measure 2 outliers: a medical school was classified as a measure 2 high (or low) outlier for a particular time period if the difference between the actual percentage of graduates sued and the predicted percentage of graduates sued exceeded the 90th percentile (or was less than the 10th percentile) of the time period specific distribution.
Below 10th percentileBelow 10th percentile0.320.32
Mid-range school0.680.68
Above 90th percentile0.000.00
Mid-range schoolBelow 10th percentile0.090.10
Mid-range school0.810.79
Above 90th percentile0.100.11
Above 90th percentileBelow 10th percentile0.000.00
Mid-range school0.680.68
Above 90th percentile0.320.32