[Anthropometric experimental research].

Experimental Research

Experimental Research

Experimental Research

A review of experimental techniques related to anthropometric assessment.

This paper presents a review of the methods available to established body composition. The study of body composition is described by Karpovitch and Sinning (1971) as the study of the existing composition or the changes in composition within the frame. This can be approached in many ways. Passmore and Robson (1971) use a simple but valuable method of splitting the body into three components for ...

Quantitative Research Designs: Experimental

The ideas used in experiments today were mostly in place by the first few decades of the 20th century. The procedures of comparing groups, assigning individuals to treatments, and statistically analyzing group comparisons had been developed by 1940. During the 1960s, the types of experimental designs were identified and the strengths (e.g., control over potential threats) of these designs speci...