Exam 7: Performance Improvement Through Quantitative Biomechanical Models

Which of the following statements best summarises the research done into movement coordination and variability using artificial neural networks?

Which of the following best describes the restrictions on the generality of the results of a single-individual study?

Which of the following are explicitly contained in the simple schematic model of human muscle?

What does PS represent in the triceps brachii model of Hatze (1981)?

Which of the following sets of possible javelin release parameters, in addition to release speed, was included in the study of Best et al. (1995)?

From figure 7.7 in the text, which of the following combinations of release angle and release angle of attack would give a throw of about 92.9 m?

In their study of golf chipping, what did Lamb et al. (2011) find from the attractor landscapes of the four golfers they studied?

In multiple single-individual designs, which of the following would be an acceptable combination of trials and performers?

Which of the following best encapsulates the stages of comprehensive computer simulations?

Which of the following relationships between a performance variable and the performance criterion is most difficult to linearise?

Which of the following is the best approach to establishing critical features for a subjectively judged sport, such as gymnastics?

What statistical technique is normally used in the contrasting group approach to statistical modelling?

In multiple regression research designs, what is the minimum desirable number of trials per predictor variable often used as a rule-of-thumb?

Which data capture method is most widely used in research in quantitative biomechanical modelling?

Which of the following statements best summarises the findings of Lamb et al. (2010) on basketball shooting?

Which of the following are possible limitations of non-systematic research designs?

Which of these is one of the two basic rules of deterministic (or hierarchical) modelling)?

Which of the following statements might explain the lack of use of Expert Systems in sports biomechanics compared to gait analysis?

Which of the following experimental observations were used in the study of Hatze (1981) to validate his model of the triceps brachii?

How did Best et al. (1995) evaluate their javelin flight model?