Inter-Unit Consistency and Validity of 10-Hz GNSS Units in Straight-Line Sprint Running
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Participants
2.2. Equipment
2.3. Experimental Protocol
2.4. Data Processing
2.5. Statistical Analyses
3. Results
3.1. Inter-Unit Consistency
3.2. Validity
4. Discussion
4.1. Distance
4.2. Peak Speed
4.3. Limitations
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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GNSS Variables | ICC | 95% Confidence Intervals | SEM |
---|---|---|---|
Total distance | 0.131 | [−0.024, 0.556] | 8.8 m |
Peak speed | 0.323 | [0.101, 0.736] | 1.3 m/s |
GNSS Units | Mean (SD) | p-Value | Effect Size (d) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Unit 1 (n = 13) | 49.77 (5.92) | 0.030 * | 8.41 | Large |
Unit 2 (n = 13) | 46.69 (10.62) | 0.747 | 4.49 | Large |
Unit 3 (n = 10) | 44.50 (8.55) | 0.663 | 5.29 | Large |
Unit 4 (n = 13) | 52.23 (10.11) | 0.039 * | 5.17 | Large |
Unit 5 (n = 11) | 52.00 (10.13) | 0.067 | 5.13 | Large |
Unit 6 (n = 12) | 50.83 (8.57) | 0.063 | 5.93 | Large |
Unit 7 (n = 12) | 47.50 (8.06) | 0.460 | 5.89 | Large |
Unit 8 (n = 13) | 52.69 (12.18) | 0.061 | 4.33 | Large |
GNSS Units | Mean (SD) | p-Value | Effect Size (r) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Unit 1 (n = 13) | 7.04 (1.15) | 0.057 | 0.604 | Large |
Unit 2 (n = 13) | 6.89 (1.98) | 0.127 | 0.495 | Medium |
Unit 3 (n = 10) | 6.92 (1.03) | 0.064 | 0.673 | Large |
Unit 4 (n = 13) | 7.11 (0.89) | 0.010 * | 0.780 | Large |
Unit 5 (n = 11) | 7.37 (1.55) | 0.416 | 0.303 | Medium |
Unit 6 (n = 12) | 8.40 (2.53) | 0.970 | 0.026 | Negligible |
Unit 7 (n = 12) | 6.86 (1.34) | 0.064 | 0.615 | Large |
Unit 8 (n = 13) | 7.37 (1.05) | 0.057 | 0.604 | Large |
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Chahal, A.K.; Lim, J.Z.; Pan, J.-W.; Kong, P.W. Inter-Unit Consistency and Validity of 10-Hz GNSS Units in Straight-Line Sprint Running. Sensors 2022, 22, 1888. https://doi.org/10.3390/s22051888
Chahal AK, Lim JZ, Pan J-W, Kong PW. Inter-Unit Consistency and Validity of 10-Hz GNSS Units in Straight-Line Sprint Running. Sensors. 2022; 22(5):1888. https://doi.org/10.3390/s22051888
Chicago/Turabian StyleChahal, Amandeep Kaur, Jolene Ziyuan Lim, Jing-Wen Pan, and Pui Wah Kong. 2022. "Inter-Unit Consistency and Validity of 10-Hz GNSS Units in Straight-Line Sprint Running" Sensors 22, no. 5: 1888. https://doi.org/10.3390/s22051888
APA StyleChahal, A. K., Lim, J. Z., Pan, J.-W., & Kong, P. W. (2022). Inter-Unit Consistency and Validity of 10-Hz GNSS Units in Straight-Line Sprint Running. Sensors, 22(5), 1888. https://doi.org/10.3390/s22051888