@article{Barylko_2019, title={Comparative Overview of Functional and Motor Preparedness of First- and Second-Year College Students}, volume={19}, url={https://www.tmfv.com.ua/journal/article/view/1258}, DOI={10.17309/tmfv.2019.1.02}, abstractNote={<p><strong>The study objective</strong> is to determine the possibility of recognizing the state of functional and motor preparedness of first- and second-year male college students, using multidimensional statistical methods.</p> <p><strong> Materials and methods.</strong> The study involved first-year (n = 10) and second-year (n = 10) male students of Novomoskovsk College of Dnipro State Agrarian and Economic University. To achieve the objective set, the study relied on the following research methods: analysis of scientific and methodological literature, pedagogical testing, and methods of mathematical statistics for processing research results.</p> <p><strong>Results.</strong> For practical application of discriminant analysis results, unstandardized canonical discriminant function coefficients are used. The probability of a case belonging to the predicted group is calculated based on substitution of values of variables for the corresponding case into the discriminant function. A comparison of the obtained results with centroid values makes it possible to determine the group the result belongs to.</p> <p><strong>Conclusions.</strong> Discriminant function structure coefficients are most closely related to variables that characterize functional preparedness (No. 3, 4, 5 “Serkin’s test”), coordination and strength preparedness (No. 15 “Evaluation of perception of motion strength parameters, 1/3”, No. 8 “Arms’ bending and straightening in a hanging position”, 9 “Bent-arm hang”, 10 “Standing long jump”). The division of boys into groups by functional and motor preparedness is carried out on the basis of unstandardized coefficients.</p>}, number={1}, journal={Physical Education Theory and Methodology}, author={Barylko, M. G.}, year={2019}, month={Mar.}, pages={14–22} }