Assessing the contributions of technical error and biological 
variability to error of measurement in reliability studies

Basilio Pueo; Will Hopkins

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Assessing the contributions of technical error and biological variability to error of measurement in reliability studies

Basilio Pueo

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,

Will Hopkins

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Health, Physical Activity and Sports Technology (Health-Tech), Physical Education and Sports, Faculty of Education, University of Alicante, 03690 Alicante, Spain

Biol Sport. 2026;43:1009–1018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2026.160239

Online publish date: 2026/03/16

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Assessing the contributions of technical error and biological variability to error of measurement in reliability studies

Basilio Pueo 1 , Will Hopkins 1

Basilio Pueo

¹

,

Will Hopkins

¹