Table 4. Differences between traceur and recreationally trained participant landings (traceur – recreational) at both drop landing heights (25% and 50%), including qualitative inferences about the effects of those differences.
Diff. in means as Percentage Diff. in means as % 90% confidence levels Cohen ES Qualitative inference ranges of ES
Height p value (%) lower upper
Maximal sound (dB) 25% .1621 -3.6 -7.6 .7 -.63 large – trivial (-ive)
50% .0300* -8.6 -14.3 -2.5 -1.04 large – small (-ive)
mVF (BW) 25% .0013* -39.9 -51.0 -26.3 -1.88 v large – moder. (-ive)
50% .0002* -49.0 -58.8 -36.9 -2.38 v large – large (-ive)
Time to mVF (ms) 25% .0015* 68.6 34.2 111.7 1.72 moder. – v large (+ive)
50% .0067* 65.9 24.7 120.6 1.32 small – v large (+ive)
Loading rate (BW/s) 25% .0002* -65.1 -75.5 -50.2 -2.22 v large – large (-ive)
50% .0002* -66.3 -77.6 -49.5 -2.00 v large – large (-ive)
dB = decibels, mVF = maximal vertical force, BW = bodyweight, ms = milliseconds, Diff. = difference, ES = effect size,* = significant difference (p< .05), v large = very large, moder. = moderate, -ive = negative, +ive = positive.