2: Pearson Correlation Research question type: Relationship between 2 variables What kind of variables? Continuous (scale/interval/ratio) Common Applications: Exploring the relationship (linear) between 2 variables; eg‚ as variable A increases‚ does variable B increase or decrease? The relationship is measured by a quantity called correlation Example 1: A dietetics student wanted to look at the relationship between calcium intake and knowledge about calcium in sports science students. Table
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The ankle is one of the most common joints to be injured in an individual‚ especially those who engage in activities that require a lot of pressure around the lower extremity of the body‚ such as football‚ soccer‚ tennis or athletics. Most ankle injuries‚ such as sprains‚ respond more favorably to treatments that are non-surgical‚ such as those given by doctors of Chiropractic and physiotherapists. There have been a number of `journal articles‚ case study reports and clinical trials‚ that have attempted
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Assignment 4.1 Research Paper National University‚ Los Angeles An Assignment submitted to Instructor: Michael Haggood HED 602 Introductory Health Education: K-12 In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of a Bachelors Degree In Child Development Alcoholism I believe that alcoholism is an important concern not only to me but too many different people. Alcoholism does not distinguish by age‚ race‚ color or origin. Anyone can become
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A sports medicine physician is a great career for those who are social‚ in to enterprising‚ and investigation. There are many different types of sports medicine physicians including orthopedic surgeons or primary care physicians.A sports medicine physician is a person with significant specialized training in both the treatment and prevention of illness and injury. The sports medicine specialist helps patients maximize function and minimize disability and time away from things such as sports‚ school
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Research Focus: Sports & Fair Play Dilemma: Pragmatism versus idealism Understanding the current reality 1. What are the ideas of fair play in sports? a) What principles and/or value lie behind the ideals of fair play? ’Fair play’ is usually understood to mean using only tactics that are in accord with the spirit of the sport. In ethics‚ the concept of fairness involves treating everyone equally and impartially. It is complex notion that comprises and embodies a number of values
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One of the most compelling arguments made against the use of computers by children is the risk of repetitive motion injury such as carpal tunnel syndrome. This problem may be greater for children than for adults because their musculature and skeletal systems are not fully formed and may be at greater risk for injury. Children’s risk of suffering repetitive motion injuries may be further increased because they tend to use computers that are sized for adults‚ placed on adult-sized furniture‚ and positioned
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Name : Zuhrotul Inayah / 11320098 Class : B Subject : Writing SPORT Doing sport activities are mostly done to keep health such as jogging‚ riding bike‚ and doing gym by many people. These are done twice every week especially at Monday and Saturday because these are a free day and they have many free times to do sport activities. Then‚ sport is very satisfied to get a good healthy and is useful activities. Sport could give more positive result than doing something which is not beneficial like
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Concussions In Sports Concussions are very serious injuries in sports now a day. They seem to be occurring more and more as players start trying to become faster and stronger. NFL.com did an article in 2010 that showed in the 2010 season that the concussion rate had gone up 21% from 2009 (Press). A concussion is a traumatic brain injury that is caused by a blow to head or body‚ a fall‚ or another injury that jars or shakes the brain inside the skull (Healthwise 1). The concussion can either
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importance of outdoor play‚ and highlight a few of the best play environments. Children find a thrill and excitement in the risk of injury associated with certain forms of play. For this reason it is important to take certain risk factors into consideration when designing your playground. The playground risk factors are modest when compared to many other popular sports‚ such as football and soccer. However‚ the main risk factors on playgrounds are found to be behavior‚ equipment height‚ and body
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This research paper will include the similarities between Human Development and Sports Psychology. I am a current college athlete and‚ I have been playing sports since I was five years old. While growing up and being active in sports as a child‚ I never understood why I could not play with older children. After going through ten chapters in this course‚ we touched on Erikson’s Eight Stages of Human Development and how that relates to a lot of things involving motor skills and maturity level. I got
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