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The Effect of Finger Taping on Grip Strength in Rock Climbers1.

Descriptive Statistics

N Mean Std. Deviation

Taped 1 (kgs) 18 24.772222 8.3632111

Taped 2 (kgs) 18 24.172222 7.9313826

Taped 3 (kgs) 18 23.488889 7.2905167

Not Taped 1 (kgs) 18 25.188889 7.9830621

Not Taped 2 (kgs) 18 25.350000 8.0437956

Not Taped 3 (kgs) 18 25.144444 8.0448904

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A graph showing the mean values of Taped 1-3 and Not Taped 1-3

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Tests of Normality

#o!$ogo%ov&S$i%nova S'api%o&i!k

Statisti d* Sig. Statisti d* Sig.

Taped 1 (kgs) .112 18 .200+ .948 18 .388

Taped 2 (kgs) .110 18 .200+ .940 18 .291

Taped 3 (kgs) .149 18 .200+ .935 18 .240

Not Taped 1 (kgs) .132 18 .200+ .934 18 .224

Not Taped 2 (kgs) .104 18 .200+ .930 18 .192

Not Taped 3 (kgs) .124 18 .200+ .929 18 .188

a. ,i!!ie*o%s Signi*iane -o%%etion

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According to the Kolmogorov-Smirnova (K-S test and Shapiro-!ilk test (!" Taped # (K-S

 p $ %&'%% ! p $ %&)** and Taped ' (K-S p $ %&'%% ! p $ %&'+# data is normall,

distribted& This is becase the tests for both variables have p . %&%/ 0hich implies that the

h,pothesis for normalit, is not re1ected and therefore the data of these variables has a normal

distribtion&

Smmar, statement

According to the reslts of the anal,sis" the 2ot Taped grop 0as able to grip 0ith the most

 pressre& This is contingent on the fact that the 2ot Taped grop had higher mean vales 3

S4 compared to the Taped grop (See graph For instance Taped # had a mean of '5&663

*&)* 0hile Taped ' had a mean of '5 3 6&+)& Conversel," 2ot Taped # had a mean of '/&)/

3 6&+* 0ith 2ot Taped ' having a mean of '/&)/ 3 *&%5 indicating that the 2ot Taped grop

cold grip comparativel, higher pressre than the 2ot Taped grop& 7ased on the reslt of the

K-S and ! tests" all the variables had a normal distribtion since according to the normalit,

tests" all the data of the variables cold not effectivel, re1ect the nll h,pothesis of normalit,&

According to the standard deviation reslts" Taped # had the highest standard deviation

impl,ing the Taped # 0as highl, variable& Conversel," Taped ) had the lo0est standard

deviation" impl,ing that most of the sata in the variable 0as relativel, concentrated arond

the mean& 7ased on these reslts it can be conclded that the se of 8inc o9ide tape redces

the grip of montain climbers& These findings indicate that the se of tape in montain

climbing decreases the abilit, of the montain climber to effectivel, grip srfaces&