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An Introduction to Z Scores in Sports Science

04 July 2023

 

In this video, we'll discuss different ways you can utilise the z-score calculation (also known as a standardised score) in sports science. I'll show you a number of different ways that you can calculate a z score in Excel. We also look at some examples of how z-scores can be used for data visualisation in sports science. Don't miss out on an invaluable Excel trick in the third method!! 

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CHAPTERS 00:00 Why is a z-score so useful? 

01:14 Standard Normal Distribution 

02:17 How to calculate a z-score 

02:45 Excel method 1 

04:05 Excel method 2 

04:32 Excel method 3 

08:53 Excel method 4 

10:58 Using rolling averages over time 

12:37 Using z-scores in data visualisation