Michael- The "draw" in boxing is random. I think, but haven't checked, that heats etc in many sports are also not ranked. Tim _______________________________ Timothy O. Shearon, PhD Professor and Chair Department of Psychology The College of Idaho Caldwell, ID 83605 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
teaching: intro to neuropsychology; psychopharmacology; general; history and systems "You can't teach an old dogma new tricks." Dorothy Parker -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Fri 8/15/2008 12:58 PM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: [tips] Olympics/Experimental design It would seem that contestants in olympic events would have problems if the Olympics were designed by hard core experimental psychologidts.There is no randomization of comtestants.And if we were to use a randomized block design or a match design,the parameters would still be uneven in some events.After all Michael Phelps has a physical advantage re aqua adaptation. And there is some doubt as to the age equivalence of some of the Chinese competitors. I assume since the best competes with the best then non-parametric stats will do the job. Send me something. Michael Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Florida --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
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