Using statistics in sport and exercise science research / Joanne L. Fallowfield, Beverley J. Hale, David M. Wilkinson.
Material type: TextPublication details: Chichester : Lotus, 2005.Description: 320 p. : col. ill. ; 25 cmISBN:- 9781905367009 (pbk.) :
- 9781905367009
- 796.015195 FAL
- GV558
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Long Loan | TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone General Lending | 796.015195 FAL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 215907 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1.Introduction: The purpose -- 2.Getting started: the nature of research -- 3.Experimental design and data collection -- 4.Organsing and illustrating data -- 5.Introducing inferential statistics -- 6.Looking at relationship and association: the relationshp between variables -- 7.Using relationship for prediction: regression analysis -- 8.Testing differnences between two groups -- 9.Looking at differences in more complex experimental designs -- 10.Pulling it all together: a worked example -- 11.Presenting your findings -- 12.Common problems in conducting research: solutions and reflections.
Describing the processes involved in statistical research in the context of sports and exercise, this text demonstrates the fundamentals of statistics, helping the reader to develop confidence in the research process.