Statistical validity of using ratio variables in human kinetics research

Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 226-235

  Liu, Yuanlong ^a   Schutz, Robert W ^b  

^a WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Deflation model; Reliability

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; KINETICS; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROBABILITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY; SPORT; STATISTICAL MODEL; VALIDATION STUDY;

HUMANS; KINETICS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PROBABILITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESEARCH DESIGN; SPORTS;

EID: 1542395325     PISSN: 02701367     EISSN: 21683824     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02701367.2003.10609087     Document Type: Article

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