Reference no: EM13825717
a) Using Microsoft Excel, plot the following data on to a single graph. Include appropriate figure titles etc. and paste this into your answer document. Be sure to include the error bars for the standard deviation (SD). Please also make sure that you provide an appropriate description of this figure.
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Oxygen Consumption (ml/kg/min)
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Males
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Females
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Workload
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Mean
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SD
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Mean
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SD
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50
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9.5
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1.2
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9.0
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1.4
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100
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15.8
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1.3
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16.1
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2.0
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150
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22.7
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1.0
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22.0
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2.2
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200
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31.9
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0.9
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31.4
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2.7
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250
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42.7
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0.7
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38.1
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3.0
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300
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48.5
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0.7
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42.2
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3.1
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350
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55.9
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1.2
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55.1
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2.0
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400
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67.5
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1.4
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62.2
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2.1
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450
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73.5
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1.7
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68.0
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2.5
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500
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83.0
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2.0
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b) Based upon these results estimate the cardiovascular training status (i.e. sedentary, untrained, well-trained, highly trained and elite) of these groups (i.e males and females). In your answer discuss what other factors may be related to endurance performance.
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Participant Number
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Gender
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Maximal Oxygen Consumption (ml/kg/min)
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1
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Male
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52.2
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2
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Female
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48.1
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3
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Male
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50.8
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4
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Male
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60.9
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5
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Female
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45.1
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6
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Female
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47.8
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7
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Male
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68.0
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8
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Male
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60.4
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9
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Female
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57.1
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10
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Female
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52.7
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c) Using the data from the table above, calculate the average maximal oxygen consumption (and standard deviation) for both males and females. In your answer make sure you round your answer off to one decimal place, include standard deviations and the unit of measurement
Males: _____________________
Females: _____________________
Additional Requirement
This assignment belongs to Nursing and it discusses about data on cardiovascular exercise of males and females and oxygen consumption. With the data, the cardiovascular training status and endurance performance, etc need to be calculated.
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