Bayesian estimation of small effects in exercise and sports science

PLoS ONE

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2016, Pages

  Mengersen, Kerrie L ^a,b   Drovandi, Christopher C ^a,b   Robert, Christian P ^c   Pyne, David B ^d,e   Gore, Christopher J ^d,e,f  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b Queensland University of Technology and The Australian Research Council   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DAUPHINE   (France)

^d AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF SPORT   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

^f FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; LACTIC ACID;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BAYES THEOREM; BLOOD ANALYSIS; EXERCISE; HUMAN; LACTATE BLOOD LEVEL; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PROBABILITY; SPORTS SCIENCE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; PHYSIOLOGY; SPORT; SPORTS MEDICINE;

BAYES THEOREM; EXERCISE; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SPORTS; SPORTS MEDICINE;

EID: 84963904723     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0147311     Document Type: Article

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