Kin Module 1

Question 1

Kinesiology

Answer 1

study of human movement

Question 2

Kinematics

Answer 2

study of motion

Question 3

Kinetics

Answer 3

study of forces that cause motion

Question 4

Kinesthesia

Answer 4

sense of movement

Question 5

Describe the process for scientific research

Answer 5

1. make an observation
2. formulate a question
3. formulate a hypothesis
4. design an experiment + execute
5. analyze + draw conclusions

Question 6

Confirmation bias

Answer 6

tendency for individuals to search for info in a way that serves/confirm their beliefs

Question 7

Importance of evidence

Answer 7

• anecdotes are not enough
• pseudo-science (bad science) is damaging

Question 8

4 types of journal articles and describe them

Answer 8

1. Primary article (gain new knowledge)
2. Review article (summary of existing research)
3. Meta Analysis ( combines/analyze data from different primary studies to strengthen understanding of a particular topic)
4. Case studies ( report specific instances of interesting phenomena)

Question 9

Three types of review articles and describe them

Answer 9

1. Narrative review : summarize existing evidence
2. Scoping review : broad reviews that gather as much evidence possible
3. Systemic review : highly structured that utilize pre-planned methods to include/exclude articles

Question 10

Describe the RADAR framework

Answer 10

Relevance
Authority
Date
Appearance/Accuracy
Reason

Question 11

Statistics

Answer 11

Maths that relates to presentation, analysis, interpretation of data

Question 12

The score in statistics

Answer 12

a value associated with a variable of interest

Question 13

The frequency in statistics

Answer 13

a count , how many of a certain criteria

Question 14

Mean, Median, Mode

Answer 14

Mean - mathematical centre of all scores

Media - score that divides the data set in half

Mode - score that occurs the most

Question 15

Standard deviation

Answer 15

indicates how closely individual data points cluster around the mean

Question 16

Standard error

Answer 16

small standard error means small variability

Question 17

Statistical significance

Answer 17

reflects the likelihood that relationship between two or more variables is due to something other than random chance

Question 18

Biological (clinical) significance

Answer 18

an effect considered by expert judgement as important and meaningful for human, animal, plant, environmental health

Question 19

Minimally clinically important difference

Answer 19

outcomes that reflect the smallest benefit/ change that is meaningful to the person/patient

Question 20

P-value

Answer 20

• is a probability , reflects the measure of evidence against the null hypothesis
• small p-value corresponds to strong evidence

Question 21

Statistical difference and when does it exist

Answer 21

• corresponds with having a small p-value
• statistical difference exists if the p-value is below a pre-defined limit (5% or 1%)