a well designed scientific study would have controled for distance swam and might have even included having the same swimmer swimming various distances. The part I think was poorly controled was the 'control condition.' The swim in the water pool was very close in time to the swim in the 'syrup' pool. In addition, it sounds like every swimmer swam in the 'syrup' pool first and the water pool second. To have been better the researchers should have had one group of swimmers swim in the water pool first then in the 'syrup' pool; while another group of swimmers would swim in the 'syrup' pool first and then the water pool. Breaking it down that was would have controled for fatigue and order of swim.
Okay, thats enough of that, too much like school!
a well designed scientific study would have controled for distance swam and might have even included having the same swimmer swimming various distances. The part I think was poorly controled was the 'control condition.' The swim in the water pool was very close in time to the swim in the 'syrup' pool. In addition, it sounds like every swimmer swam in the 'syrup' pool first and the water pool second. To have been better the researchers should have had one group of swimmers swim in the water pool first then in the 'syrup' pool; while another group of swimmers would swim in the 'syrup' pool first and then the water pool. Breaking it down that was would have controled for fatigue and order of swim.
Okay, thats enough of that, too much like school!
