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Topic	Sports medicine overrun by a statistical methodology that has no basis
COVxy 05/17/18 10:06:50 AM #1:	https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/how-shoddy-statistics-found-a-home-in-sports-research/ Very interesting article. Excerpt: At first blush, the studies look reasonable enough. Low-intensity stretching seems to reduce muscle soreness. Beta-alanine supplements may boost performance in water polo players. Isokinetic strength training could improve swing kinematics in golfers. Foam rollers can reduce muscle soreness after exercise. The problem: All of these studies shared a statistical analysis method unique to sports science. And that method is severely flawed. --- =E[(x-E[x])(y-E[y])] <cite>COVxy posted [p:901493905] in Sports med... [t:76615496]...</cite> <quote>https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/how-shoddy-statistics-found-a-home-in-sports-research/ Very interesting article. Excerpt: <quote>At first blush, the studies look reasonable enough. Low-intensity stretching seems to reduce muscle soreness. Beta-alanine supplements may boost performance in water polo players. Isokinetic strength training could improve swing kinematics in golfers. Foam rollers can reduce muscle soreness after exercise. The problem: All of these studies shared a statistical analysis method unique to sports science. And that method is severely flawed.</quote> --- =E[(x-E[x])(y-E[y])]</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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