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Research Methods-

Data Analysis

Introduction

For this assessment I had to do a lab report on the data that I collected. I tested students on a wide range of physical aspects including Blood pressure, heart rate, sit and reach, height and weight etc.

I tested the student in the sports hall using different equipment, which included heart rate monitors, tape measures and scales etc.

When testing the student’s heart rate I tested them whilst they were standing, seating and lying down to get different readings. Also when doing the grip strength exercise I tested them on both arms left and right, I did this to see if people do have a stronger hand. I also tested both males and females to see if there is a difference in the results between the different sexes.

I tested 21 students so I could get a wide range of data so that I could analyse the data in greater depth. The more data you can collect the more accurate your results will be, because you can take the results from a wide range of people.  You get a more realistic average if there are more people because you’re not just seeing the results of two people.

I’m going to base my results on the difference between males and females.

I’m going to concentrate my results on the difference between males and females height, weight and heart rate.

Hypotheses

I’m going to mainly test males and females on their height, weight and heart rate.

I think that males will generally be taller than females because male’s body structure tends to be bigger and taller.

 I also think that males will be heavier than females because males have more muscle than females. Muscle tend to be heavier than fat so on this fact I think they will be heavier. I think that because males have a bigger body structure than females it will increase there body weight.

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I think that girls will have a lower resting heart rate because females tend to be more aerobic than males. I think the more aerobic the person is the more fitter they are going to be so that should mean the lower the resting heart rate should be. Plus males generally have bigger bodies, so the bigger the body the further the heart has to pump blood around the body hence increase in heart rate.

(“Females should work that little bit harder in training as they are more aerobic than lads”- Bill Sweetenham- GB Nation Performance Director –NPD  Nov ...

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