Data Analysis & Reporting Flashcards
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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?
Answer: Median
The median is the middle value, so a single extreme score barely shifts it.
Which statistic best describes how spread out a team's vertical jump scores are around the average?
Answer: Standard deviation
Standard deviation measures the typical distance of scores from the mean.
A fitness test gives nearly identical results when the same athlete is retested under the same conditions. This test has high:
Answer: Reliability
Reliability refers to the consistency or repeatability of a measurement.
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?
Answer: Line graph
Line graphs clearly display trends in a variable over time.
A correlation coefficient of r = -0.85 between body fat percentage and VO2max indicates:
Answer: A strong negative relationship
A value near -1 shows a strong inverse relationship, but correlation does not prove causation.
An athlete scores at the 90th percentile on a normative push-up test. What does this mean?
Answer: They scored better than about 90% of the reference group
A percentile rank shows the percentage of the reference population scoring at or below that value.
When reporting results to a client with no science background, the BEST practice is to:
Answer: Use plain language with simple visuals tied to their goals
Clear, goal-linked, jargon-free reporting improves client understanding and adherence.
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