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    • Biomechanics
    • Sports Science
    • Performance Analysis

    Background:

    • The countermovement jump (CMJ) yields numerous variables, but high correlations limit practical information gain.
    • Simplifying performance testing and reporting is crucial for practitioners in high-performance settings.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To demonstrate the application of dimensionality reduction techniques to countermovement jump (CMJ) data.
    • To provide practitioners with simplified solutions for CMJ performance testing and reporting in high-performance contexts.

    Main Methods:

    • Collected countermovement jump (CMJ) data from three distinct cohorts using three different measurement devices.
    • Applied dimensionality reduction through principal component analysis (PCA) and maximum likelihood factor analysis to extracted CMJ variables.

    Main Results:

    • Principal component analysis (PCA) revealed that 3 or 4 principal components explained over 90% of the variance in CMJ data sets.
    • Factor analysis demonstrated that 2 to 3 factors could effectively explain the overall CMJ performance.

    Conclusions:

    • Dimensionality reduction via PCA and factor analysis successfully identified key variables contributing to distinct aspects of jump performance.
    • The derived information can streamline the interpretation and application of CMJ test data for practitioners and scientists.