Statistical Analysis in Physical Education

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Statistical Analysis in Physical Education
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Basic Statistics

• Definition number from sample used to represent
  a quality or characteristic of a population
• Descriptive statistics
• Inferential statistics

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Descriptive statistics

• Frequency
• Central tendency
• Mean
• Median
• Mode
• Dispersion
• Minimum Maximum
• Range
• Standard Deviation
• Relationship
• Correlation

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Scales of Measurement

• Nominal
• Ordinal
• Interval
• Ratio

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Inferential statistics

• Use descriptive statistics to compare groups and
  draw conclusion
• Which group scored higher?
• Was there a change over time?
• Use descriptive statistics to make a prediction
• Can we predict that by measuring this?

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Applications to PE?
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Applications to Sport?