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Comment on: ‘Moving Sport and Exercise Science Forward: A Call for the Adoption of More Transparent Research Practices’

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The authors are grateful for the feedback provided by Christoph Schneider.

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  1. The Hopkins Centre, Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia

    David N. Borg

  2. School of Mathematical Sciences, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia

    Joshua J. Bon & Christopher Drovandi

  3. Australian Centre of Excellence for Mathematical and Statistical Frontiers (ACEMS), Brisbane, Australia

    Joshua J. Bon, Nicholas J. Tierney & Christopher Drovandi

  4. Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA

    Kristin L. Sainani

  5. Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia

    Brenton J. Baguley

  6. Department of Econometrics and Business Statistics, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia

    Nicholas J. Tierney

  7. Centre for Data Science, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia

    Christopher Drovandi

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Borg, D.N., Bon, J.J., Sainani, K.L. et al. Comment on: ‘Moving Sport and Exercise Science Forward: A Call for the Adoption of More Transparent Research Practices’. Sports Med 50, 1551–1553 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-020-01298-5

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