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Measurement and Evaluation in Physical Activity Applications : Exercise Science, Physical Education, Coaching, Athletic Training and Health.

By: Material type: TextPublisher: London : Routledge, 2008Copyright date: ©2017Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (449 pages)Content type:
  • text
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  • computer
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  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781351818100
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  • 612/.044072
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Contents:
Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Brief Contents -- Contents -- Preface -- About the Author -- PART ONE UNDERSTANDING THE MEASUREMENT PROCESS -- Chapter1 Measurement and Evaluation in Your Personal and Professional Life -- SECTION 1 THE VALUE OF MEASUREMENT AND EVALUATION -- SECTION 2 CLASSIFICATIONS IN MEASUREMENT AND EVALUATION -- SECTION 3 MEASUREMENT AND EVALUATION APPLICATIONS IN LIFE -- Measurement May Mean Life or Death -- Good Measurement Can Alter Our View of Economics -- PRACTICAL EXERCISE 1.1 -- Good Measurement Can Alter Our View of the World -- PRACTICAL EXERCISE 1.2 -- SECTION 4 MEASUREMENT AND EVALUATION APPLICATIONS IN PROFESSIONS -- Applications in Physical Education -- Applications for Coaches and Athletes -- Applications in Sport Psychology and Exercise Psychology -- Applications in the Fitness Industry -- Applications in Athletic Training -- Applications in Nutrition -- Applications in Health Education -- Applications in Research -- PRACTICAL EXERCISE 1.3 -- SECTION 5 MEASUREMENT AND EVALUATION ARE HARDER THAN WE THINK -- CONCLUDING THOUGHTS -- ADDITIONAL PRACTICAL EXERCISES -- APPLICATION QUESTIONS -- Chapter2 The Challenge of Good Measurement -- SECTION 1 MEASUREMENT ERROR -- PRACTICAL EXERCISE 2.1 -- BOX: Trivia Question: World's Longest Measured Coastline -- An Example of Measurement Error in Exercise Science -- Examples of Measurement Error in Sport -- Minimizing Error -- PRACTICAL EXERCISE 2.2 -- Understanding Error -- How Much Error Can We Stand? -- SECTION 2 NAMING MEASUREMENT ERRORS -- Validity -- Reliability -- Objectivity -- PRACTICAL EXERCISE 2.3 -- Improving Validity, Reliability, and Objectivity -- BOX: Umpiring: An Example of Applied Validity, Reliability, and Objectivity -- CONCLUDING THOUGHTS -- APPLICATION QUESTIONS -- ADDITIONAL PRACTICAL EXERCISES -- Chapter3 Understanding Validity.
SECTION 1 TYPES OF VALIDITY -- Construct Validity -- PRACTICAL EXERCISE 3.1 -- Criterion Validity -- PRACTICAL EXERCISE 3.2 -- Content Validity -- PRACTICAL EXERCISE 3.3 -- Ecological Validity and External Validity -- PRACTICAL EXERCISE 3.4 -- PRACTICAL EXERCISE 3.5 -- QUICK REVIEW: Validity -- SECTION 2 INTRODUCTION TO BASIC STATISTICAL CONCEPTS: DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS -- Measures of Central Tendency -- PRACTICAL EXERCISE 3.6 -- PRACTICAL EXERCISE 3.7 -- PRACTICAL EXERCISE 3.8 -- Distributions: Normal Distributions and the Normal Curve -- Measures of Dispersion: Standard Deviation -- PRACTICAL EXERCISE 3.9 -- PRACTICAL EXERCISE 3.10 -- PRACTICAL EXERCISE 3.11 -- CONCLUDING THOUGHTS -- APPLICATION QUESTIONS -- ADDITIONAL PRACTICAL EXERCISE -- APPENDIX 3A Computing Standard Deviation with Excel -- Chapter4 Calculating and Evaluating Validity -- SECTION 1 EVALUATING CRITERION VALIDITY FOR NORM-REFERENCED TESTS -- Comparing Mean Scores: t-tests -- PRACTICAL EXERCISE 4.1 -- Correlations: Pearson Product-Moment Correlation -- PRACTICAL EXERCISE 4.2 -- QUICK REVIEW: Correlation Coefficient, R Value -- Error Analysis (Bland-Altman Analysis) -- QUICK REVIEW: Bland-Altman Analysis -- Evaluating Validity of Ranked Data -- PRACTICAL EXERCISE 4.3 -- SECTION 2 EVALUATING THE VALIDITY OF CRITERION-REFERENCED TESTS -- Balance Between Competent and Not-Competent -- Another Statistic for Evaluating Validity for Criterion-Referenced Tests -- CONCLUDING THOUGHTS -- APPLICATION QUESTIONS -- ADDITIONAL PRACTICAL EXERCISES -- APPENDIX 4A Predicting VO2max from Meters Run, Using Excel -- APPENDIX 4B Running a t-test with Excel -- APPENDIX 4C Creating a Scatter Plot with Excel Before Calculating Correlations -- APPENDIX 4D Calculating Correlations with Excel -- APPENDIX 4E Creating a Trendline in Excel.
APPENDIX 4F Evaluating Criterion Validity with a Bland-Altman Analysis using Excel -- Chapter5 Understanding, Calculating, and Evaluating Reliability and Objectivity -- SECTION 1 EVALUATING RELIABILITY -- Test-Retest Method -- PRACTICAL EXERCISE 5.1 -- Single Administration Methods -- Evaluating the Reliability of Criterion-Referenced Measurements -- Standard Error of Measurement -- PRACTICAL EXERCISE 5.2 -- Increasing Reliability -- QUICK REVIEW: Reliability -- SECTION 2 EVALUATING OBJECTIVITY -- Calculating Objectivity for Continuous Measures -- Calculating Objectivity for Discrete Measures -- CONCLUDING THOUGHTS -- APPLICATION QUESTIONS -- ADDITIONAL PRACTICAL EXERCISES -- APPENDIX 5A Calculating the Intraclass Correlation Using Excel -- CONCLUDING THOUGHTS -- APPLICATION QUESTIONS -- ADDITIONAL PRACTICAL EXERCISES -- Chapter6 Devising Tests -- INTRODUCTION -- SECTION 1 THE PROCESS OF DEVISING A TEST -- Step One: Defining What to Measure -- Step Two: Researching Relevant Information -- PRACTICAL EXERCISE 6.1 -- Step Three: Establishing Testing Procedures -- PRACTICAL EXERCISE 6.2 -- Step Four: Determining Scoring for the Test -- Step Five: Pilot-Testing the Test, Scoring System, and Instructions -- Step Six: Evaluating, Modifying, and Retesting the Pilot Test -- Step Seven: Developing Norms -- QUICK REVIEW: Developing a Test -- SECTION 2 EVALUATING THE QUALITIES OF A NEW MEASUREMENT -- Estimating the Validity of the New Measurement -- QUICK REVIEW: Evaluating the Validity of a Test -- Estimating Reliability -- Estimating Objectivity -- SECTION 3 ADDITIONAL REAL-WORLD MEASUREMENT AND EVALUATION APPLICATIONS -- Hand Grip Endurance -- BOX: Devising Bad Measurements -- BOX: Measurement and Evaluation in the Real World -- Evaluating Employees -- CONCLUDING THOUGHTS -- APPLICATION QUESTIONS -- ADDITIONAL PRACTICAL EXERCISES.
PART TWO NUMBERS AND STATISTICS IN MEASUREMENT -- Chapter7 Understanding Numbers in Measurement -- SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION TO NUMBERS -- Types of Numbers -- PRACTICAL EXERCISE 7.1 -- Significant Digits and Precision -- SECTION 2 NORMAL VS. NON-NORMAL (NON-STANDARD) DISTRIBUTIONS -- PRACTICAL EXERCISE 7.2 -- SECTION 3 MEASURES OF DISPERSION -- Range -- Uses for the Standard Deviation -- Standard Error of the Estimate -- PRACTICAL EXERCISE 7.3 -- SECTION 4 STANDARD SCORES -- Percentile Rank -- Percentile -- Z-scores -- QUICK REVIEW: Standard Scoring -- PRACTICAL EXERCISE 7.4 -- SECTION 5 CHECKING A MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUE -- CASE STUDY: Bad Measurement in a Power Lifting Competition -- PRACTICAL EXERCISE 7.5 -- CONCLUDING THOUGHTS -- APPLICATION QUESTIONS -- ADDITIONAL PRACTICAL EXERCISES -- Chapter8 Practical Inferential Statistics for the Physical Activity and Health Professions -- SECTION 1 CORRELATIONS AS A MEASURE OF RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN NUMBERS -- PRACTICAL EXERCISE 8.1 -- Assessing the Correlation Between Two Variables -- PRACTICAL EXERCISE 8.2 -- Multiple Correlation -- CASE STUDY: Using Multiple Correlations to Predict Football Success -- SECTION 2 COMPLEX COMPARISONS OF GROUP MEANS -- t-tests for Independent Data -- Testing Three or More Means -- SECTION 3 PROBABILITIES -- Means and Probabilities -- Probability and Correlations -- Errors in Probabilities -- QUICK REVIEW: Errors in Probabilities -- SECTION 4 STATISTICAL POWER -- SECTION 5 MISUSING STATISTICS -- Use of Non-normal Samples -- Sample Size and Group Mean Comparison Problems -- Over-Reliance on Group Means -- Substituting Statistics for Clear Thinking -- CASE STUDY: Using Statistics in Performance Measurements -- QUICK REVIEW: Using Statistics in Performance Measurements -- CONCLUDING THOUGHTS -- APPLICATION QUESTIONS -- ADDITIONAL PRACTICAL EXERCISES.
PART THREE MEASUREMENT AND EVALUATION APPLICATIONS -- Chapter9 Measuring Physical Fitness -- SECTION 1 WHAT IS PHYSICAL FITNESS? -- SECTION 2 MEASURING BODY COMPOSITION -- Direct Measures of Body Composition -- PRACTICAL EXERCISE 9.1 -- Indirect Measures of Body Composition -- Body Mass Index -- PRACTICAL EXERCISE 9.2 -- SECTION 3 MEASURING CARDIORESPIRATORY FITNESS -- 12-minute Run Walk Test -- Harvard Step Test -- BOX: Measuring Heart Rate Accurately -- PRACTICAL EXERCISE 9.3 -- BOX: Reading Between the Lines -- PRACTICAL EXERCISE 9.4 -- SECTION 4 MEASURING MUSCULAR ENDURANCE -- Push-Ups -- Pull-Ups/Chin-Ups -- Crunches -- Other Tests -- SECTION 5 MEASURING MUSCULAR STRENGTH -- Lifting Weights -- Isometric Devices -- Isokinetic Devices -- Measuring Concentric and Eccentric Strength -- SECTION 6 MEASURING RANGE OF MOTION -- The Sit-and-Reach Test -- SECTION 7 FITNESS TESTS FOR THE ELDERLY -- The 30-second Chair Stand -- PRACTICAL EXERCISE 9.5 -- Two-minute Step-in-Place -- PRACTICAL EXERCISE 9.6 -- Timed-Up-and-Go (TUG) -- SECTION 8 FITNESS TESTS FOR CHILDREN -- SECTION 9 FITNESS TESTS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES -- SECTION 10 MEASURING PHYSICAL FITNESS IN ATHLETIC TRAINING AND PHYSICAL THERAPY -- SECTION 11 ADMINISTERING FITNESS TESTS -- Safety -- Time -- Equipment -- Trained Personnel -- Facilities and Environment -- Data Management -- Combining Different Measures -- PRACTICAL EXERCISE 9.7 -- PRACTICAL EXERCISE 9.8 -- PRACTICAL EXERCISE 9.9 -- CONCLUDING THOUGHTS -- APPLICATION QUESTIONS -- ADDITIONAL PRACTICAL EXERCISES -- Chapter10 Measuring Exercise, Physical Activity, and Health -- SECTION 1 MEASURING EXERCISE -- Measuring Frequency, Duration, and Mode -- Measuring Intensity -- BOX: Measuring Calories in Food -- SECTION 2 MEASURING PHYSICAL ACTIVITY -- Pedometers -- Accelerometers -- Physical Activity Surveys -- PRACTICAL EXERCISE 10.1.
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Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Brief Contents -- Contents -- Preface -- About the Author -- PART ONE UNDERSTANDING THE MEASUREMENT PROCESS -- Chapter1 Measurement and Evaluation in Your Personal and Professional Life -- SECTION 1 THE VALUE OF MEASUREMENT AND EVALUATION -- SECTION 2 CLASSIFICATIONS IN MEASUREMENT AND EVALUATION -- SECTION 3 MEASUREMENT AND EVALUATION APPLICATIONS IN LIFE -- Measurement May Mean Life or Death -- Good Measurement Can Alter Our View of Economics -- PRACTICAL EXERCISE 1.1 -- Good Measurement Can Alter Our View of the World -- PRACTICAL EXERCISE 1.2 -- SECTION 4 MEASUREMENT AND EVALUATION APPLICATIONS IN PROFESSIONS -- Applications in Physical Education -- Applications for Coaches and Athletes -- Applications in Sport Psychology and Exercise Psychology -- Applications in the Fitness Industry -- Applications in Athletic Training -- Applications in Nutrition -- Applications in Health Education -- Applications in Research -- PRACTICAL EXERCISE 1.3 -- SECTION 5 MEASUREMENT AND EVALUATION ARE HARDER THAN WE THINK -- CONCLUDING THOUGHTS -- ADDITIONAL PRACTICAL EXERCISES -- APPLICATION QUESTIONS -- Chapter2 The Challenge of Good Measurement -- SECTION 1 MEASUREMENT ERROR -- PRACTICAL EXERCISE 2.1 -- BOX: Trivia Question: World's Longest Measured Coastline -- An Example of Measurement Error in Exercise Science -- Examples of Measurement Error in Sport -- Minimizing Error -- PRACTICAL EXERCISE 2.2 -- Understanding Error -- How Much Error Can We Stand? -- SECTION 2 NAMING MEASUREMENT ERRORS -- Validity -- Reliability -- Objectivity -- PRACTICAL EXERCISE 2.3 -- Improving Validity, Reliability, and Objectivity -- BOX: Umpiring: An Example of Applied Validity, Reliability, and Objectivity -- CONCLUDING THOUGHTS -- APPLICATION QUESTIONS -- ADDITIONAL PRACTICAL EXERCISES -- Chapter3 Understanding Validity.

SECTION 1 TYPES OF VALIDITY -- Construct Validity -- PRACTICAL EXERCISE 3.1 -- Criterion Validity -- PRACTICAL EXERCISE 3.2 -- Content Validity -- PRACTICAL EXERCISE 3.3 -- Ecological Validity and External Validity -- PRACTICAL EXERCISE 3.4 -- PRACTICAL EXERCISE 3.5 -- QUICK REVIEW: Validity -- SECTION 2 INTRODUCTION TO BASIC STATISTICAL CONCEPTS: DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS -- Measures of Central Tendency -- PRACTICAL EXERCISE 3.6 -- PRACTICAL EXERCISE 3.7 -- PRACTICAL EXERCISE 3.8 -- Distributions: Normal Distributions and the Normal Curve -- Measures of Dispersion: Standard Deviation -- PRACTICAL EXERCISE 3.9 -- PRACTICAL EXERCISE 3.10 -- PRACTICAL EXERCISE 3.11 -- CONCLUDING THOUGHTS -- APPLICATION QUESTIONS -- ADDITIONAL PRACTICAL EXERCISE -- APPENDIX 3A Computing Standard Deviation with Excel -- Chapter4 Calculating and Evaluating Validity -- SECTION 1 EVALUATING CRITERION VALIDITY FOR NORM-REFERENCED TESTS -- Comparing Mean Scores: t-tests -- PRACTICAL EXERCISE 4.1 -- Correlations: Pearson Product-Moment Correlation -- PRACTICAL EXERCISE 4.2 -- QUICK REVIEW: Correlation Coefficient, R Value -- Error Analysis (Bland-Altman Analysis) -- QUICK REVIEW: Bland-Altman Analysis -- Evaluating Validity of Ranked Data -- PRACTICAL EXERCISE 4.3 -- SECTION 2 EVALUATING THE VALIDITY OF CRITERION-REFERENCED TESTS -- Balance Between Competent and Not-Competent -- Another Statistic for Evaluating Validity for Criterion-Referenced Tests -- CONCLUDING THOUGHTS -- APPLICATION QUESTIONS -- ADDITIONAL PRACTICAL EXERCISES -- APPENDIX 4A Predicting VO2max from Meters Run, Using Excel -- APPENDIX 4B Running a t-test with Excel -- APPENDIX 4C Creating a Scatter Plot with Excel Before Calculating Correlations -- APPENDIX 4D Calculating Correlations with Excel -- APPENDIX 4E Creating a Trendline in Excel.

APPENDIX 4F Evaluating Criterion Validity with a Bland-Altman Analysis using Excel -- Chapter5 Understanding, Calculating, and Evaluating Reliability and Objectivity -- SECTION 1 EVALUATING RELIABILITY -- Test-Retest Method -- PRACTICAL EXERCISE 5.1 -- Single Administration Methods -- Evaluating the Reliability of Criterion-Referenced Measurements -- Standard Error of Measurement -- PRACTICAL EXERCISE 5.2 -- Increasing Reliability -- QUICK REVIEW: Reliability -- SECTION 2 EVALUATING OBJECTIVITY -- Calculating Objectivity for Continuous Measures -- Calculating Objectivity for Discrete Measures -- CONCLUDING THOUGHTS -- APPLICATION QUESTIONS -- ADDITIONAL PRACTICAL EXERCISES -- APPENDIX 5A Calculating the Intraclass Correlation Using Excel -- CONCLUDING THOUGHTS -- APPLICATION QUESTIONS -- ADDITIONAL PRACTICAL EXERCISES -- Chapter6 Devising Tests -- INTRODUCTION -- SECTION 1 THE PROCESS OF DEVISING A TEST -- Step One: Defining What to Measure -- Step Two: Researching Relevant Information -- PRACTICAL EXERCISE 6.1 -- Step Three: Establishing Testing Procedures -- PRACTICAL EXERCISE 6.2 -- Step Four: Determining Scoring for the Test -- Step Five: Pilot-Testing the Test, Scoring System, and Instructions -- Step Six: Evaluating, Modifying, and Retesting the Pilot Test -- Step Seven: Developing Norms -- QUICK REVIEW: Developing a Test -- SECTION 2 EVALUATING THE QUALITIES OF A NEW MEASUREMENT -- Estimating the Validity of the New Measurement -- QUICK REVIEW: Evaluating the Validity of a Test -- Estimating Reliability -- Estimating Objectivity -- SECTION 3 ADDITIONAL REAL-WORLD MEASUREMENT AND EVALUATION APPLICATIONS -- Hand Grip Endurance -- BOX: Devising Bad Measurements -- BOX: Measurement and Evaluation in the Real World -- Evaluating Employees -- CONCLUDING THOUGHTS -- APPLICATION QUESTIONS -- ADDITIONAL PRACTICAL EXERCISES.

PART TWO NUMBERS AND STATISTICS IN MEASUREMENT -- Chapter7 Understanding Numbers in Measurement -- SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION TO NUMBERS -- Types of Numbers -- PRACTICAL EXERCISE 7.1 -- Significant Digits and Precision -- SECTION 2 NORMAL VS. NON-NORMAL (NON-STANDARD) DISTRIBUTIONS -- PRACTICAL EXERCISE 7.2 -- SECTION 3 MEASURES OF DISPERSION -- Range -- Uses for the Standard Deviation -- Standard Error of the Estimate -- PRACTICAL EXERCISE 7.3 -- SECTION 4 STANDARD SCORES -- Percentile Rank -- Percentile -- Z-scores -- QUICK REVIEW: Standard Scoring -- PRACTICAL EXERCISE 7.4 -- SECTION 5 CHECKING A MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUE -- CASE STUDY: Bad Measurement in a Power Lifting Competition -- PRACTICAL EXERCISE 7.5 -- CONCLUDING THOUGHTS -- APPLICATION QUESTIONS -- ADDITIONAL PRACTICAL EXERCISES -- Chapter8 Practical Inferential Statistics for the Physical Activity and Health Professions -- SECTION 1 CORRELATIONS AS A MEASURE OF RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN NUMBERS -- PRACTICAL EXERCISE 8.1 -- Assessing the Correlation Between Two Variables -- PRACTICAL EXERCISE 8.2 -- Multiple Correlation -- CASE STUDY: Using Multiple Correlations to Predict Football Success -- SECTION 2 COMPLEX COMPARISONS OF GROUP MEANS -- t-tests for Independent Data -- Testing Three or More Means -- SECTION 3 PROBABILITIES -- Means and Probabilities -- Probability and Correlations -- Errors in Probabilities -- QUICK REVIEW: Errors in Probabilities -- SECTION 4 STATISTICAL POWER -- SECTION 5 MISUSING STATISTICS -- Use of Non-normal Samples -- Sample Size and Group Mean Comparison Problems -- Over-Reliance on Group Means -- Substituting Statistics for Clear Thinking -- CASE STUDY: Using Statistics in Performance Measurements -- QUICK REVIEW: Using Statistics in Performance Measurements -- CONCLUDING THOUGHTS -- APPLICATION QUESTIONS -- ADDITIONAL PRACTICAL EXERCISES.

PART THREE MEASUREMENT AND EVALUATION APPLICATIONS -- Chapter9 Measuring Physical Fitness -- SECTION 1 WHAT IS PHYSICAL FITNESS? -- SECTION 2 MEASURING BODY COMPOSITION -- Direct Measures of Body Composition -- PRACTICAL EXERCISE 9.1 -- Indirect Measures of Body Composition -- Body Mass Index -- PRACTICAL EXERCISE 9.2 -- SECTION 3 MEASURING CARDIORESPIRATORY FITNESS -- 12-minute Run Walk Test -- Harvard Step Test -- BOX: Measuring Heart Rate Accurately -- PRACTICAL EXERCISE 9.3 -- BOX: Reading Between the Lines -- PRACTICAL EXERCISE 9.4 -- SECTION 4 MEASURING MUSCULAR ENDURANCE -- Push-Ups -- Pull-Ups/Chin-Ups -- Crunches -- Other Tests -- SECTION 5 MEASURING MUSCULAR STRENGTH -- Lifting Weights -- Isometric Devices -- Isokinetic Devices -- Measuring Concentric and Eccentric Strength -- SECTION 6 MEASURING RANGE OF MOTION -- The Sit-and-Reach Test -- SECTION 7 FITNESS TESTS FOR THE ELDERLY -- The 30-second Chair Stand -- PRACTICAL EXERCISE 9.5 -- Two-minute Step-in-Place -- PRACTICAL EXERCISE 9.6 -- Timed-Up-and-Go (TUG) -- SECTION 8 FITNESS TESTS FOR CHILDREN -- SECTION 9 FITNESS TESTS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES -- SECTION 10 MEASURING PHYSICAL FITNESS IN ATHLETIC TRAINING AND PHYSICAL THERAPY -- SECTION 11 ADMINISTERING FITNESS TESTS -- Safety -- Time -- Equipment -- Trained Personnel -- Facilities and Environment -- Data Management -- Combining Different Measures -- PRACTICAL EXERCISE 9.7 -- PRACTICAL EXERCISE 9.8 -- PRACTICAL EXERCISE 9.9 -- CONCLUDING THOUGHTS -- APPLICATION QUESTIONS -- ADDITIONAL PRACTICAL EXERCISES -- Chapter10 Measuring Exercise, Physical Activity, and Health -- SECTION 1 MEASURING EXERCISE -- Measuring Frequency, Duration, and Mode -- Measuring Intensity -- BOX: Measuring Calories in Food -- SECTION 2 MEASURING PHYSICAL ACTIVITY -- Pedometers -- Accelerometers -- Physical Activity Surveys -- PRACTICAL EXERCISE 10.1.

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