College
Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences
Date of Last Revision
2025-04-29 12:39:48
Major
Statistics
Honors Course
498-003
Number of Credits
3
Degree Name
Bachelor of Science
Date of Expected Graduation
Spring 2025
Abstract
This paper is an analysis of data collected by Dr Rachel Olson and her team. The data was collected from the same set of sled dogs before and after training for the Iditarod race. The goal of this paper is to draw conclusions on whether the gait of sled dogs’ change with fitness level. The data was cleaned in R to find the average peak for forelimb joint angles per run for each dog. The data was analyzed with 3 different ANOVAs – one including both the shoulder and carpus, one for just the shoulder, and one for just the carpus. From these ANOVA’s it was determined that the fitness of the dog does change gait biomechanics. The peak maximum carpus angle increased whereas the peak maximum shoulder angle decreased with increased fitness.
Research Sponsor
Richard Einsporn
First Reader
Rachel Olson
Second Reader
Nao Mimoto
Honors Faculty Advisor
Nao Mimoto
Proprietary and/or Confidential Information
No
Recommended Citation
Bender, Natalie, "Analysis of Sled Dog Biomechanics" (2025). Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects. 1995.
https://ideaexchange.uakron.edu/honors_research_projects/1995