Hypothesis testing as a laboratory exercise: A simple analysis of human walking, with a physiological surprise

American Journal of Physiology - Advances in Physiology Education

Volumn 26, Issue 1-4, 2002, Pages 110-119

  Bertram, John E A ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hypothesis; Variable; Walking

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALCULATOR; DEVICE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; LABORATORY TEST; LEARNING; MEASUREMENT; TREADMILL; WALKING; ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; EDUCATION; FEMALE; LABORATORY; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PROBLEM BASED LEARNING;

ADULT; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LABORATORIES; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHYSIOLOGY; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING; WALKING;

EID: 1842835899     PISSN: 10434046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/advan.00002.2001     Document Type: Article

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