Location
Turner Gymnasium
Access Type
Campus Access Only
Start Date
4-17-2024 12:00 PM
End Date
4-17-2024 1:15 PM
College
Lynchburg College of Arts and Sciences
Department
Statistics
Keywords
swimming, reaction time, multiple linear regression, incremental F-test
Abstract
This investigation will explore which variables, out of reaction time, gender, or distance, have the greatest impacts on a swimmer's performance in an effort to help support the NCAA committee choices. In order to test this, we collected data from the 2022 Division I NCAA championship meet. We used the top sixteen men and women in the 50-yard freestyle, 100-yard freestyle, and 200-yard freestyle and recorded their result time, reaction time, gender, and distance in a spreadsheet. We explored three short models with each one holding out one of the variables and then a full model where all variables were included. From there, we ran a F-Test to see which model would work the best for this study.
Faculty Mentor(s)
Dr. Douglas Thomasey
Rights Statement
The right to download or print any portion of this material is granted by the copyright owner only for personal or educational use. The author/creator retains all proprietary rights, including copyright ownership. Any editing, other reproduction or other use of this material by any means requires the express written permission of the copyright owner. Except as provided above, or for any other use that is allowed by fair use (Title 17, §107 U.S.C.), you may not reproduce, republish, post, transmit or distribute any material from this web site in any physical or digital form without the permission of the copyright owner of the material.
Impacts on a Swimmer's Result Time
Turner Gymnasium
This investigation will explore which variables, out of reaction time, gender, or distance, have the greatest impacts on a swimmer's performance in an effort to help support the NCAA committee choices. In order to test this, we collected data from the 2022 Division I NCAA championship meet. We used the top sixteen men and women in the 50-yard freestyle, 100-yard freestyle, and 200-yard freestyle and recorded their result time, reaction time, gender, and distance in a spreadsheet. We explored three short models with each one holding out one of the variables and then a full model where all variables were included. From there, we ran a F-Test to see which model would work the best for this study.