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Alan Nevill

University of Wolverhampton
Verified email at wlv.ac.uk
Cited by 38594

Statistical methods for assessing measurement error (reliability) in variables relevant to sports medicine

G Atkinson, AM Nevill - Sports medicine, 1998 - Springer
Minimal measurement error (reliability) during the collection of interval- and ratio-type data
is critically important to sports medicine research. The main components of measurement …

The influence of crowd noise and experience upon refereeing decisions in football

AM Nevill, NJ Balmer, AM Williams - Psychology of sport and exercise, 2002 - Elsevier
Objective. The existence of the home advantage in sport is well known. There is growing
evidence that crowd noise plays a crucial part in this phenomenon. Consequently, a …

Relationship between adiposity and body size reveals limitations of BMI

AM Nevill, AD Stewart, T Olds… - American Journal of …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
The aims of this study were to assess 1) whether the stature‐adjusted body mass index (BMI)
is a valid proxy for adiposity across both athletic and nonathletic populations, and 2) …

Physical activity, risk of death and recurrence in breast cancer survivors: a systematic review and meta-analysis of epidemiological studies

IM Lahart, GS Metsios, AM Nevill… - Acta oncologica, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Strong evidence exists supporting the effect of lack of physical activity on the risk of developing
breast cancer. However, studies examining the effects of physical activity on breast …

Factors associated with home advantage in English and Scottish soccer matches

AM Nevill, SM Newell, S Gale - Journal of sports sciences, 1996 - Taylor & Francis
Using the results from the end‐of‐season (1992–93) league tables, overall home advantage
was confirmed in the eight major divisions of the English and Scottish football leagues. The …

Crowd influence on decisions in association football

A Nevill, N Balmer, M Williams - The Lancet, 1999 - thelancet.com
Political and medical decisions are often made on a wave of emotion. In the wake of the recent
UK Bristol Royal Infirmary scandal where the skill of surgeons operating on children was …

Scaling physiological measurements for individuals of different body size

AM Nevill, R Ramsbottom, C Williams - European journal of applied …, 1992 - Springer
This paper examines how selected physiological performance variables, such as maximal
oxygen uptake, strength and power, might best be scaled for subject differences in body size. …

Changes in cardiorespiratory fitness and coronary heart disease risk factors following 24 wk of moderate-or high-intensity exercise of equal energy cost

…, SR Bird, EM Kearney, AM Nevill… - Journal of applied …, 2005 - journals.physiology.org
This study was designed to investigate the effect of exercise intensity on cardiorespiratory
fitness and coronary heart disease risk factors. Maximum oxygen consumption (V̇o 2 max ), …

Hormonal factors in the development of differences in strength between boys and girls during adolescence: a longitudinal study

…, DA Jones, JW Honour, AM Nevill - Annals of human …, 1999 - Taylor & Francis
The development of elbow flexor (biceps) and knee extensor (quadriceps) strength has been
followed in a mixed longitudinal study of 50 boys and 50 girls from the age of 8 to 17 years. …

Training effects of accumulated daily stair-climbing exercise in previously sedentary young women

CAG Boreham, WFM Wallace, A Nevill - Preventive Medicine, 2000 - Elsevier
Background. The health and fitness benefits associated with short, intermittent bouts of exercise
accumulated throughout the day have been seldom investigated. Stair climbing provides …