Data

Question 1

What is quantitative data?

Answer 1

Contains factual information and numerical values

Question 2

What is qualitative data?

Answer 2

Is subjective, as it looks at feelings, opinions and emotions.

Question 3

What is objective data?

Answer 3

Is based upon facts and is measurable. In fitness testing, objective tests involve a measurement and are therefore more likely to be accurate.

Question 4

What is subjective data?

Answer 4

Is based upon personal opinions, assumptions, interpretations and beliefs.

Question 5

What is validity?

Answer 5

When testing a performer, it is important to ensure that the test is valid and set up in such a way to produce reliable results, to assess the validity of a fitness test, the following questions are important.

-is the research method relevant and does it do exactly what it is set out to do?

-is the test sport specific?

Question 6

What is reliability?

Answer 6

Means that a test produces results that are consistent and can be repeated with the same outcome. To ensure a test is reliable, the following considerations need to be taken into account.

-tester should be experienced
-equipment should be standardised
-sequencing of tests is important
-repetition of tests should be possible to avoid human error