KIN 275 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Transtheoretical Model, Internal Validity, Confounding
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Morbidity: the relative incidence of a particular disease. Data are not perfect, but show trends. Physical activity activities of daily living including all movement that humans perform. Exercise structured movement process for the purpose of improving fitness and performance. Sport and athletic competition movement in structured and organized activities that involve a competitive aspect. Basic: directed toward the increase of knowledge, the primary aim is to increase knowledge/understanding of subject being studied. Applied: directed toward finding solutions to an immediate practical problem. Quantitative: uses a scientific approach to collect and analyze numerical data, typically obtained from subjects through direct testing or questionnaires. Qualitative: uses extensive observations and interviews to provide nonnumeric data obtained in natural environments. Descriptive: illustrates specific characteristics about a question or problem: describes current state, no conclusions about cause or effect. Experimental: requires the manipulation of at least one variable to answer a question or problem: can provide evidence for cause and effect.
