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Measurement Methods

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Several authors have previously conducted studies that looked at movement speeds and human behavior while descending stairs. However, when estimating the movement speed of people, these authors tended to concentrate on the general characteristics of the entire population rather than those of the individuals. The previous studies tended to only consider average values for all observations or individuals in isolation.

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    Excluding the compiled studies that only gave rules of thumb or generalized findings.

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Hoskins, B.L., Milke, J.A. (2013). Measurement Methods. In: Study of Movement Speeds Down Stairs. SpringerBriefs in Fire. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-3973-8_2

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