Study of the advantages of available software applications in the statistical processing of measurement results in sports

Abstract

The article presents the results of research to find out the advantages of using available application programs, using Microsoft Excel as an example, when performing statistical calculations with data obtained in scientific and pedagogical research in the field of physical culture and sports. When comparing the time spent to calculate the statistical characteristics of the results for six test tasks of a group of 20 subjects, using the extensive capabilities of a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet, compared with manual calculation (with a calculator), it turned out to be a multiple time saving. At the same time, the main part of the time spent for the calculation is the time required for entering the initial data of the experiment and drawing up the "layout" of the calculation for the results of one test. In addition, when calculating using a spreadsheet along the way and without spending too much time, you can set the necessary accuracy of calculations, as well as to correct the slightest error during the calculations, it takes fractions of seconds, while in manual calculations, such a correction takes as much time as would be required for a new version of the calculations.