REGRESSION MODEL FOR PREDICTION OF BASKETBALL PLAYERS PERFORMANCE ON BASIS OF DIGIT RATIO

Abstract

The objective of present study was to investigate the relationship of digit ratio with performance of elite basketball players. To achieve the purpose of the study 30 elite men basketball players were selected purposely from different training centers of Indian Basketball team. The age of the selected players were ranged from 12 to 25 years. The Left and Right hand Digit Ratio was selected as predictor variables to estimate the performance of basketball players. Performance was measured through the match analysis of selected players from video recording. To assess the performance of players a panel of three experts was constituted, they assessed the performance on the basis of 30 point rating scale. Digital Vernior Caliper was used to measure the Digit Ratio. Finding of the study suggested that there were siginificant correlation of left and right hand digit ratio with performance of elite Basketball Players, whereas, the model suggest that only left hand digit ratio is significantly contributing to performance of elite basketball players.