Statistics for exercise science and health with Microsoft Office Excel / J.P. Verma.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Scope of statistics in exercise science and health--
2. Understanding the nature of data--
3. Working with graphs--
4. Probability and its application--
5. Statistical distributions and their application--
6. Sampling and sampling distribution--
7. Statistical inference for decision-making in exercise science and health--
8. Analysis of variance and designing research experiments--
9. Understanding relationships and developing regression models--
10. Statistical tests for nonparametric data--
11. Measuring associations in nonparametric data--
12. Developing norms for assessing performance--
Appendix: statistical tables--
Index.

"This book introduces the use of statistics to solve a variety of problems in exercise science and health and provides readers with a solid foundation for future research and data analysis.Statistics for Exercise Science and Health with Microsoft Office Excel: Aids readers in analyzing their own data using the presented statistical techniques combined with Excel Features comprehensive coverage of hypothesis testing and regression models to facilitate modeling in sports science Utilizes Excel to enhance reader competency in data analysis and experimental designs Includes coverage of both binomial and poison distributions with applications in exercise science and health Provides solved examples and plentiful practice exercises throughout in addition to case studies to illustrate the discussed analytical techniques Contains all needed definitions and formulas to aid readers in understanding different statistical concepts and developing the needed skills to solve research problems"--

"This book presents readers with basic concepts of statistics in order to solve a variety of problems in exercise science and health. This book not only serves as a textbook for students, but its also provides a solid foundation for their future research work"--