Research questionIs there a correlation between leg length, height and stride length?Tool1. Measuring tape2. Paper3. Pen4. CalculatorProcedure1. Using the tape measure; measure the length of the leg by placing the initial end of the tape measure on the ankle and the final one on the iliac crest. Make sure the person you are taking measurements on does not feel uncomfortable.2. Record the leg length and height in two different columns.3. Ask the person to walk five meters and count the number of steps he takes.4. Note the number of steps taken by the person.5. Divide five meters by the number of steps taken to find the stride length.6. Plot two different graphs on Excel; one that compares leg length to height and another that compares stride length to leg length. Be sure to refer to the r^2 value when stating whether there is a correlation. Conclusion From the α graph, which compares leg length with height, it can be seen that there is a strong positive relationship. As an individual's leg length increases, so does their height. The R^2 value is approximately 0.92 which is close to 1, and ergo, the data is more accurate in predicting a relationship between the two data sets. This means that as an individual's leg length increases, their height also increases. This relationship could be explained by the structure of the human body, as the length of the leg increases, the rest of the body should also be longer to maintain normal body symmetry and proportions. Therefore, a person's height would be reciprocal to an individual's leg length. In the β graph, which compares step length and leg length, you can see that the values follow...... middle of paper ... final result of the step length that will be calculated at the end of the experiment. To enhance this, the soles of the individual's feet could be painted. This would allow you to actually have a very reliable recording of stride length and not based solely on step counts. This would allow us to measure step length and not simply divide a certain distance (in this experiment 5 meters) by the number of steps a person counted having taken. Furthermore, one could also compare the effect that the three different age groups have on the average stride length of a human. You could conduct the experiment on humans with three different age groups, adolescents, middle-aged individuals and a group of elderly individuals. You could see the impact that age might have on the data you would collect regarding stride length and leg length.
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