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Research |
Systematic process of discovery and advancement of human knowledge |
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Why is research in the field of HESP important? |
Important because sport research and technology can be applied to everyday health and fitness |
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Exploratory Research |
Little or no prior knowledge, need for exploration |
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Descriptive Research |
Describes particular phenomena, not WHY it is happening -No attempt to explain results obtained |
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Explanatory Research |
Explains WHY something happens -Assess relationships between variables |
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Predictive Research |
Forecasts FUTURE phenomena |
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Pure Research |
Explores concept without regard to specific problem -To gain better understanding of overall concept |
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Applied Research |
Undertaken to solve a specific problem |
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Primary Source |
Original data |
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Secondary Source |
Uses already existing data |
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Theoretical |
Uses findings from existing works to develop new ideas by analyzing existing theories and applications |
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Empirical |
Supports development of new ideas through collection of data |
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Positivism |
Belief that only true knowledge comes from scientific method -emotionless -widely applicable -predictive |
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Interpretivism |
Assumes people create and associate their own subjective and inter subjective beliefs in the world around them |
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Inductive Research -Our Pattern Hates Trig |
Gather Data->Test theory -Observation, Pattern, Hypothesis, Theory |
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Deductive Research -The Hat On Colombo |
Theory->Test it Theory, Hypothesis, Observation, Confirm |
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Extraneous Variable |
Influence outcome of the experiment though they are not the variables of interest |
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Nominal |
Categorical -Non parametric -ex. groups according to gender,political affiliation |
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Ordinal |
Rank order -Non parametric -ex. rank according to height,weight,gender |
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Interval |
-Parametric -does NOT have an absolute zero |
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Ratio |
-Parametric -HAS an absolute zero |
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Ways to build upon existing research Goofy Sat Close To Me |
1.Geographically 2. Socially 3. Contextual 4. Temporally 5. Methodological |
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CAFE |
1. Complexity 2. Access 3. Facilities 4. Expertise |