CC-206 RESEARCH AND STATISTICS IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION

 

CC-206 RESEARCH AND STATISTICS IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION

Unit-I Introduction to Research

o Definition of Research

o Need and importance of Research in Physical Education and Sports.

o Scope of Research in Physical Education & Sports.

o Classification of Research

o Research Problem, Meaning of the term, Location and criteria of Selection of Problem,

Formulation of a Research Problem, Limitations and Delimitations.

Unit-II Survey of Related Literature

o Need for surveying related literature.

o Literature Sources, Library Reading

o Research Proposal, Meaning and Significance of Research Proposal.

o Preparation of Research proposal / project.

o Research Report: A group project is to be undertaken by a small batch of students under

the supervision of a teacher, wherein it is expected to survey school facilities of physical

education, health assessment programme evaluation, fitness status of the students, staff

and other stakeholders etc. and submit the report to the institution.

Unit-III Basics of Statistical Analysis

o Statistics: Meaning, Definition, Nature and Importance

o Class Intervals: Raw Score, Continuous and Discrete Series, Class Distribution,

Construction of Tables

o Graphical Presentation of Class Distribution: Histogram, Frequency Polygon, Frequency

Curve. Cumulative Frequency Polygon, Ogive, Pie Diagram

Unit- IVStatistical Models in Physical Education and Sports

o Measures of Central Tendency: Mean, Median and Mode-Meaning, Definition,

Importance, Advantages, Disadvantages and Calculation from Group and Ungrouped

data

o Measures of Variability: Meaning, importance, computing from group and ungroup data

o Percentiles and Quartiles: Meaning, importance, computing from group and ungroup data

References:

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Brown, L. E., &Ferrigno, V. A. (2005). Training for speed, agility and quickness, 2nd ed.

Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.

Brown, L.E. & Miller, J., (2005). How the training work. In: Training Speed, Agility, and

Quickness. Brown, L.E. &Ferrigno, V.A &Ferrigno, V.A., eds. Champaign, IL: Human

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Carl, E. K., & Daniel, D. A. (1969). Modern principles of athletes training. St. Louis: St. Louis’s

Mosby Company.

Clark, H. H., & Clark, D. H. (1975). Research process in physical education. Englewood

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New Jersey: Prentice Hall, Inc.