Sports and Fitness Data Analysis & Reporting 2

Question 1

A coach records sprint times for 20 athletes, and one athlete's time is far slower than the rest. Which measure of central tendency is LEAST affected by this outlier?

Accepted Answer

Median

Answer

The median is the middle value, so a single extreme score barely shifts it.

Question 2

Which statistic best describes how spread out a team's vertical jump scores are around the average?

Accepted Answer

Standard deviation

Answer

Standard deviation measures the typical distance of scores from the mean.

Question 3

A fitness test gives nearly identical results when the same athlete is retested under the same conditions. This test has high:

Accepted Answer

Reliability

Answer

Reliability refers to the consistency or repeatability of a measurement.

Question 4

A trainer wants to show how an athlete's resting heart rate changed week by week over a 12-week program. Which chart type is most appropriate?

Accepted Answer

Line graph

Answer

Line graphs clearly display trends in a variable over time.

Question 5

A correlation coefficient of r = -0.85 between body fat percentage and VO2max indicates:

Accepted Answer

A strong negative relationship

Answer

A value near -1 shows a strong inverse relationship, but correlation does not prove causation.

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Sports and Fitness Data Analysis & Reporting 2