Kin Module 1 Flashcards
Kinesiology
study of human movement
Kinematics
study of motion
Kinetics
study of forces that cause motion
Kinesthesia
sense of movement
Describe the process for scientific research
- make an observation
- formulate a question
- formulate a hypothesis
- design an experiment + execute
- analyze + draw conclusions
Confirmation bias
tendency for individuals to search for info in a way that serves/confirm their beliefs
Importance of evidence
- anecdotes are not enough
- pseudo-science (bad science) is damaging
4 types of journal articles and describe them
- Primary article (gain new knowledge)
- Review article (summary of existing research)
- Meta Analysis ( combines/analyze data from different primary studies to strengthen understanding of a particular topic)
- Case studies ( report specific instances of interesting phenomena)
Three types of review articles and describe them
- Narrative review : summarize existing evidence
- Scoping review : broad reviews that gather as much evidence possible
- Systemic review : highly structured that utilize pre-planned methods to include/exclude articles
Describe the RADAR framework
Relevance
Authority
Date
Appearance/Accuracy
Reason
Statistics
Maths that relates to presentation, analysis, interpretation of data
The score in statistics
a value associated with a variable of interest
The frequency in statistics
a count , how many of a certain criteria
Mean, Median, Mode
Mean - mathematical centre of all scores
Media - score that divides the data set in half
Mode - score that occurs the most
Standard deviation
indicates how closely individual data points cluster around the mean