Does size matter for sports performance researchers?

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 73-74

  Atkinson, Greg ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL ERROR; ATHLETE; CALCULATION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CYCLING; DECISION MAKING; EDITORIAL; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HUMAN; INFORMATION; MARATHON RUNNER; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; SAMPLE SIZE; SPORT; SPORT INJURY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SWIMMING; TRAINING;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; RESEARCH DESIGN; RESEARCH PERSONNEL; SAMPLE SIZE; SPORTS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 0037329541     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0264041031000071038     Document Type: Editorial

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