Abstract

ANGUERA, M. Teresa  and  HERNANDEZ-MENDO, Antonio. Data analysis techniques in observational studies in sport sciences. CPD [online]. 2015, vol.15, n.1, pp.13-30. ISSN 1989-5879.  https://dx.doi.org/10.4321/S1578-84232015000100002.

In this first article of monographic number, we present an approach to data analysis techniques in Observational Methodology from the framework of scientific method and taking account of several stages. All of these are rellevant in Sport Sciences field. There is a revision of some works, and moreover we present a landscape of main challenges for the future: (1) to complete a map of data analysis techniques in empirical studies, including new possibilities; (2) to improve advances in data analysis techniques, and specifically when it implies that some aims are complementary; (3) to contribute to technologic and software development, that itself it's very rellevant, and also we should move forward the creation of computerized plattforms; (4) to take advantage of the rellevance of the power and the consistency of mixed methods.

Keywords : Observational methodology; observational designs; kind of data; analytic techniques; software.

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