Designing the selected sport-science investigation

What this note covers

1. Choose a question that links a course concept to observable evidence
2. Define variables and choose a comparison that answers the question
3. Order, familiarisation and participant differences can distort a comparison
4. Ethics includes the procedure, relationships and data lifecycle
5. Record data so that calculations and exceptions can be checked
6. Write a discussion that answers the question rather than repeats results

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