Require assistance with possible ANOVA use

  • Context: MHB 
  • Thread starter Thread starter Dants
  • Start date Start date
  • Tags Tags
    anova Assistance
Click For Summary

Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around the appropriate statistical analysis for examining sex-related differences in grip strength, considering anthropometric properties such as forearm girth. The context is primarily analytical, focusing on the use of ANOVA for this purpose.

Discussion Character

  • Technical explanation, Debate/contested

Main Points Raised

  • One participant, Dants, proposes using a simple ANOVA to analyze grip strength differences between sexes while accounting for musculature in the forearm.
  • Another participant questions the adequacy of the sample size, suggesting it may not be large enough to yield statistically significant results.
  • A third participant clarifies that they are seeking guidance on the appropriate analysis method rather than discussing results.
  • Another participant states that if the assumptions of ANOVA are met, the analysis should be valid.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

There is no consensus on the appropriateness of the sample size for ANOVA, and the discussion includes varying opinions on the analysis method itself.

Contextual Notes

Participants have not detailed the specific assumptions of ANOVA that need to be satisfied, nor have they addressed potential limitations related to the sample size or data characteristics.

Dants
Messages
4
Reaction score
0
I have recorded the dominant hand strength from all of my participants. I have also recorded a number of anthropometric properties of my participants, including a measure of skin-fold adjusted forearm girth, with the intention of estimating the amount of musculature in the forearm. I have recorded this data from 18 males and 18 females.

I would like to illustrate the interpretation of any sex-related differences in grip strength that might i fI consider the amount of musculature in the forearm.

Am I correct to assume that I should be using a simple ANOVA for this analysis?

Thanks,

Dants
 
Physics news on Phys.org
Could be wrong, but I don't think your sample size is large enough to get a statistically significant result, assuming there was one.
 
I have yet to start the analytics. I was more so inquiring about which analysis was appropriate to use in order to find the results.
 
If the assumptions of ANOVA are satisfied, you should be good to go.
 

Similar threads

MHB Require assistance with possible multiple regression analysis
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1
Views
2K