Description
Statistics in Physical Education and Sports is a concise and practical textbook designed to introduce students to the fundamental concepts and applications of statistics in Physical Education, Sports Science, and related disciplines. The book presents statistical concepts in simple, clear, and student-friendly language, with step-by-step calculations and practical examples to make numerical concepts easier to understand.
The book covers essential topics such as data classification and presentation, measures of central tendency and dispersion, skewness and kurtosis, normal probability curve, standard scores, correlation, regression, tests of significance, t-tests, effect size, analysis of variance (ANOVA), and Chi-Square test. Special emphasis is given to formulas, worked-out examples, interpretation of results, and statistical tables required for practical applications.
The book is particularly useful for undergraduate and postgraduate students of Physical Education, Sports Science, and related programmes, as well as teachers, researchers, and students preparing for examinations. It aims not only to explain statistical procedures but also to develop an understanding of when, why, and how a particular statistical method should be used in sports and physical education research.
With its practical orientation and systematic presentation, the book serves as a useful foundation for students who may find statistics difficult or unfamiliar, while also providing a convenient reference for researchers and practitioners involved in measurement, assessment, research, and performance analysis.
