Dr. Norma Bargary
Biography
I am Chair of Data Science and Statistical Learning in the Dept of Mathematics and Statistics at UL. My research centres on the development of statistical models for large, high-dimensional and complex data that are measured over time (e.g. data measured using sensors, human movement data, etc.) This work is cross-cutting and applicable across a multitude of fields beyond statistics and statistical data science, including industry. I am a Principal/Funded Investigator in several national centres of excellence including Confirm Centre for Smart Manufacturing, Insight Centre for Data Analytics, the Solid State Pharmaceutical Centre (SSPC), the Mathematics Applications Consortium for Science and Industry (MACSI), and am the UL Vice-Director of the SFI Centre for Research Training in Foundations of Data Science. My work has been funded by SFI, Enterprise Ireland, EU (FP7, H2020, Erasmus+) and industry, totalling in excess of 16M. I am currently PI on an SFI Frontiers of the Future grant and am the first of two statistical Ambassadors for the Royal Statistical Society to be based in Ireland.Research Interests
- Statistical analysis of time-course/functional data.
- Smoothing using the mixed effects model.
- Finite mixture model clustering of time-course data.
- Modelling -omics data, e.g. RNA-seq data, mass spectrometry data, ChiP-seq data, etc.
- Biostatistics.
- Statistical modelling in biomechanics.
Professional Activities
Employment
- 2021 University of Limerick - Chair of Data Science and Statistical Learning
- 2020 University of Limerick - Senior Lecturer in Statistics
- 2017 University of Limerick - Lecturer above the bar in Statistics
- 2013 University of Limerick - Lecturer below the bar in Statistics
- 2012 University College Dublin - Lecturer in Statistics
- 2009 NUI Galway - Postdoctoral researcher
- 2008 University of Limerick - Junior lecturer in Statistics
Education
- 2009 University of Limerick - PhD
- 2005 University of Limerick - BSc (Hons)
Award
- 2007 - Best postgraduate student presentation at the Conference for Applied Statistics in Ireland
- 2005 - Silver Medal
- 2005 - Advanced Scholar Award
- 2005 - Models for Functional Data Analysis of a Longitudinal Design
- 2004 - Hamilton Prize
- 2001 - University of Limerick High Achiever's Award
Association
- Executive Member, Irish Statistical Association
- Member, Royal Statistical Society
Other
- Lean/DFSS certification covering all topics required by Six Sigma Green Belts and the basic Lean principles
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Reviewer for Statistics in Medicine, the Journal of Classification, the International Journal of Biostatistics, Human Movement Science, Statistics and Computing, Computational Statistics and Data Analysis.
- Invited speaker at the summer meeting of the British and Irish region of the International Biometric Society, NUI Galway, 10th June 2011
- Invited speaker at the summer meeting of the British and Irish region of the International Biometric Society, Medway Park, Gillingham, UK, 20th June 2012
- Seminar speaker, School of Mathematics, Statistics & Applied Mathematics seminar series, NUI Galway, 27th January 2011
- Seminar speaker, Bioinformatics seminar series, NUI Galway, 25th May 2011
- Seminar speaker, Department of Mathematics and Statistics seminar series, NUI Maynooth, 7th December 2012
- Seminar speaker, School of Mathematical Sciences seminar series, UCD, 13th February 2014
- Speaker at the Women in Mathematics Day, Ireland at NUI, Galway, 1st May 2014.
- Volunteer for Special Olympics Ireland, 2014
Consultancy
- Clinical Research Facility, Galway -
- Statistical Consulting Unit, UL -
Committee
- Irish Statistical Association,
- Dept Athena Swan Committee,
- UL Athena Swan Committee,
- UL40 Mature Student Scholarship Committee,
- Organising Committee Conference on Applied Statistics in Ireland,
- External Advisory Board Mathsys CDT Warwick,
- External Examiner NUI Galway,
Peer Reviewed Journals
Calibrating COVID-19 susceptible-exposed-infected-removed models with time-varying effectivecontact rates
Gleeson, JP;Murphy, TB;O'Brien, JD;Friel, N;Bargary, N;O'Sullivan, DJP (2022) Calibrating COVID-19 susceptible-exposed-infected-removed models with time-varying effectivecontact rates. LONDON : ROYAL SOC Philosophical Transactions: Mathematical, Physical And Engineering Sciences
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Identifying the gaps in Irish cancer care: Patient, public and providers' perspectives.
Kelly D;Casey M;Beattie McKenna F;McCarthy M;Kiely P;Twomey F;Glynn L;Bargary N;Leddin D; (2021) Identifying the gaps in Irish cancer care: Patient, public and providers' perspectives.. Health Policy
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Understanding the Challenges and Uncertainties of Seroprevalence Studies for SARS-CoV-2.
McConnell D;Hickey C;Bargary N;Trela-Larsen L;Walsh C;Barry M;Adams R; (2021) Understanding the Challenges and Uncertainties of Seroprevalence Studies for SARS-CoV-2.. International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health
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Cognitive functional therapy compared with a group-based exercise and education intervention for chronic low back pain: A multicentre randomised controlled trial (RCT)
O'Keeffe M.;O'Sullivan P.;Purtill H.;Bargary N.;O'Sullivan K. (2019) Cognitive functional therapy compared with a group-based exercise and education intervention for chronic low back pain: A multicentre randomised controlled trial (RCT). British journal of sports medicine
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Pupillometry During Golf Putting: A New Window on the Cognitive Mechanisms Underlying Quiet Eye
Campbell, MJ;Moran, AP;Bargary, N;Surmon, S;Bressan, L;Kenny, IC (2019) Pupillometry During Golf Putting: A New Window on the Cognitive Mechanisms Underlying Quiet Eye. WASHINGTON : AMER PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOC Sport, Exercise and Performance Psychology :53-62
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Bivariate functional principal components analysis: considerations for use with multivariate movement signatures in sports biomechanics
Warmenhoven, J;Cobley, S;Draper, C;Harrison, A;Bargary, N;Smith, R (2019) Bivariate functional principal components analysis: considerations for use with multivariate movement signatures in sports biomechanics. ABINGDON : ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD Sports Biomechanics :10-27
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Dance exposure, general health, sleep and injury in elite adolescent Irish dancers: A prospective study
Cahalan R.;Bargary N.;O'Sullivan K. (2019) Dance exposure, general health, sleep and injury in elite adolescent Irish dancers: A prospective study. Physical Therapy In Sport :153-159
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Considerations for the use of functional principal components analysis in sports biomechanics: examples from on-water rowing
Warmenhoven J.;Cobley S.;Draper C.;Harrison A.;Bargary N.;Smith R. (2019) Considerations for the use of functional principal components analysis in sports biomechanics: examples from on-water rowing. Sports Biomechanics :317-341
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Use of ordinary cokriging with magnetic susceptibility for mapping lead concentrations in soils of an urban contaminated site
Golden N.;Zhang C.;Potito A.;Gibson P.;Bargary N.;Morrison L. (2019) Use of ordinary cokriging with magnetic susceptibility for mapping lead concentrations in soils of an urban contaminated site. Journal Of Soils And Sediments
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Force coordination strategies in on-water single sculling: Are asymmetries related to better rowing performance?
Warmenhoven, J,Smith, R,Draper, C,Harrison, AJ,Bargary, N,Cobley, S (2018) Force coordination strategies in on-water single sculling: Are asymmetries related to better rowing performance?. Scandinavian Journal Of Medicine & Science In Sports :1379-1388
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A force profile analysis comparison between functional data analysis, statistical parametric mapping and statistical non-parametric mapping in on-water single sculling
Warmenhoven, J;Harrison, A;Robinson, MA;Vanrenterghem, J;Bargary, N;Smith, R;Cobley, S;Draper, C;Donnelly, C;Pataky, T (2018) A force profile analysis comparison between functional data analysis, statistical parametric mapping and statistical non-parametric mapping in on-water single sculling. OXFORD : ELSEVIER SCI LTD Journal Of Science And Medicine In Sport :1100-1105
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Understanding the relationship between duration of untreated psychosis and outcomes: A statistical perspective
Hannigan, A;Bargary, N;Kinsella, A;Clarke, M (2018) Understanding the relationship between duration of untreated psychosis and outcomes: A statistical perspective. HOBOKEN : WILEY Early Intervention In Psychiatry :730-733
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How gender and boat-side affect shape characteristics of force-angle profiles in single sculling: Insights from functional data analysis
Warmenhoven, J;Cobley, S;Draper, C;Harrison, A;Bargary, N;Smith, R (2018) How gender and boat-side affect shape characteristics of force-angle profiles in single sculling: Insights from functional data analysis. OXFORD : ELSEVIER SCI LTD Journal Of Science And Medicine In Sport :533-537
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Arsenic in Groundwater in South West Ireland: Occurrence, Controls, and Hydrochemistry
McGrory, E;Holian, E;Alvarez-Iglesias, A;Bargary, N;McGillicuddy, EJ;Henry, T;Daly, E;Morrison, L (2018) Arsenic in Groundwater in South West Ireland: Occurrence, Controls, and Hydrochemistry. LAUSANNE : FRONTIERS MEDIA SA Frontiers In Environmental Science
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Impact of grass cover on the magnetic susceptibility measurements for assessing metal contamination in urban topsoil
Golden, N,Zhang, CS,Potito, AP,Gibson, PJ,Bargary, N,Morrison, L (2017) Impact of grass cover on the magnetic susceptibility measurements for assessing metal contamination in urban topsoil. Environmental Research :294-306
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Arsenic contamination of drinking water in Ireland: A spatial analysis of occurrence and potential risk
McGrory, ER,Brown, C,Bargary, N,Williams, NH,Mannix, A,Zhang, CS,Henry, T,Daly, E,Nicholas, S,Petrunic, BM,Lee, M,Morrison, L (2017) Arsenic contamination of drinking water in Ireland: A spatial analysis of occurrence and potential risk. The Science of the total environment :1863-1875
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Assessment of propulsive pin force and oar angle time-series using functional data analysis in on-water rowing
Warmenhoven, J,Cobley, S,Draper, C,Harrison, AJ,Bargary, N,Smith, R (2017) Assessment of propulsive pin force and oar angle time-series using functional data analysis in on-water rowing. Scandinavian Journal Of Medicine & Science In Sports :1688-1696
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Individualised cognitive functional therapy compared with a combined exercise and pain education class for patients with non-specific chronic low back pain: A multicentre randomised controlled trial
M O'Keeffe, H Purtill, N Kennedy, P O'Sullivan, W Dankaerts, A Tighe, L Allworthy, L Dolan, N Bargary, K O'Sullivan (2016) Individualised cognitive functional therapy compared with a combined exercise and pain education class for patients with non-specific chronic low back pain: A multicentre randomised controlled trial. Manual therapy :e79-e80
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Inability to perform because of pain/injury in elite adult I rish dance: A prospective investigation of contributing factors
Cahalan, R and O'Sullivan, Peter and Purtill, H and Bargary, N and Ni Bhriain, O and O'Sullivan, K (2016) Inability to perform because of pain/injury in elite adult I rish dance: A prospective investigation of contributing factors. Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports :694-702
Read moreInability to perform due to pain/injury in elite adult Irish dance: A prospective investigation of contributing factors
Cahalan, R., O'Sullivan, K., Purtill, H. Bargary N., Ni Bhriain O. and O'Sullivan, P (2015) Inability to perform due to pain/injury in elite adult Irish dance: A prospective investigation of contributing factors. Scandinavian J. Medicine And Science In Sport
Read moreIndividualised Cognitive Functional Therapy compared with a combined exercise and pain education class for patients with non-specific chronic low back pain: study protocol for a multi-centre randomised controlled trial
O'Keeffe, M., Purtill, H., Kennedy, N, O'Sullivan, P, Dankaerts, W, Tighe, A, Allworthy L, Dolan L, Bargary N. and O'Sullivan, K. (2015) Individualised Cognitive Functional Therapy compared with a combined exercise and pain education class for patients with non-specific chronic low back pain: study protocol for a multi-centre randomised controlled trial. BMJ open :e007156-
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Inability to perform due to musculoskeletal pain and injury in elite adult Irish dancers: a prospective investigation of contributing factors
Cahalan, R., O'Sullivan, K., Purtill, H., Bargary, N., Ni Bhriain, O, and O'Sullivan, P. (2015) Inability to perform due to musculoskeletal pain and injury in elite adult Irish dancers: a prospective investigation of contributing factors. Physiotherapy :193-194
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A prospective observational study of techniques to remove corneal foreign body in the Emergency Department.
Quirke, M., Mullarkey, C., Coffey, N., O'Donnell, J. and Binchy, J. (2014) A prospective observational study of techniques to remove corneal foreign body in the Emergency Department.. Emergency Medicine Journal :463-466
Read moreClustering longitudinal profiles using P-splines and mixed models applied to time-course gene expression data.
Coffey, N., Hinde, J. and Holian, E. (2014) Clustering longitudinal profiles using P-splines and mixed models applied to time-course gene expression data.. Computational Statistics & Data Analysis :14-29
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Group follow-up compared to individual clinic visits after structured education for type 1 diabetes: a cluster randomised controlled trial.
Dinneen, S.F., O'Hara, M.C., Byrne, M., Smith, D., Courtney, C.H., McGurk, C., Heller, S., Newell, J., Coffey, N., Breen, C., O'Scannail, M. and O'Shea, D. (2013) Group follow-up compared to individual clinic visits after structured education for type 1 diabetes: a cluster randomised controlled trial.. Diabetes Research And Clinical Practice :29-38
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Quality of life gains among people with type 1 diabetes following DAFNE.
Byrne, M., Newell, J., Coffey, N, O'Hara, M.C., Cooke, D. and Dinneen, S.F. (2013) Quality of life gains among people with type 1 diabetes following DAFNE.. Psychology & Health
Read moreEffects of structured education among individuals with type 1 diabetes who experience episodes of severe hypoglycaemia in Ireland.
Rahmani, G.S., O'Hara, M.C., Coffey, N., Newell, J. and Dinneen, S.F. (2012) Effects of structured education among individuals with type 1 diabetes who experience episodes of severe hypoglycaemia in Ireland.. Irish Journal Of Medical Science
Read morePredictors of quality of life gains among people with type 1 diabetes participating in the Dose Adjustment for Normal Eating (DAFNE) structured education programme.
Byrne, M., Newell, J., Coffey, N., O'Hara, M. C., Cooke, D. and Dinneen, S.F. (2012) Predictors of quality of life gains among people with type 1 diabetes participating in the Dose Adjustment for Normal Eating (DAFNE) structured education programme.. Diabetes Research And Clinical Practice :243-248
Read moreGroup follow-up compared to individual clinic follow-up after structured education for type 1 diabetes: The Irish DAFNE Study.
Dinneen, S.F., O'Hara, M.C., Newell, J., Coffey, N., O'Shea, D., Smith, D., Courtney, H., McGurk, C., O'Scannáil, M., Breen, C. (2011) Group follow-up compared to individual clinic follow-up after structured education for type 1 diabetes: The Irish DAFNE Study.. Diabetologia
Read moreComparing the effect of 2 different methods of follow-up after structured group education on psychosocial measures in patients with type 1 diabetes: the Irish DAFNE Study.
O'Hara, M.C., Dinneen, S.F., Newell, J., Coffey, N. and Byrne, M. (2011) Comparing the effect of 2 different methods of follow-up after structured group education on psychosocial measures in patients with type 1 diabetes: the Irish DAFNE Study.. Diabetologia
Read moreComparing the effect of 2 different methods of follow-up after structured education on psychosocial measures in patients with type 1 diabetes: the Irish DAFNE Study.
Dinneen, S.F., O'Hara, M.C., Newell, J., Coffey, N., O'Shea, D., Smith, D., Courtney, H., McGurk, C., O'Scannáil, M., Breen, C. and Byrne, M. (2011) Comparing the effect of 2 different methods of follow-up after structured education on psychosocial measures in patients with type 1 diabetes: the Irish DAFNE Study.. Irish Journal Of Medical Science
Read moreThe effect of breast cancer awareness month on internet search activity a comparison with awareness campaigns for lung and prostate cancer.
Glynn, R. W., Kelly, J. C., Coffey, N., Sweeney, K. J. And Kerin, M. J. (2011) The effect of breast cancer awareness month on internet search activity a comparison with awareness campaigns for lung and prostate cancer.. Bmc Cancer
Read moreAnalyzing time-course microarray data using functional data analysis - a review.
Coffey, N., Hinde, J. (2011) Analyzing time-course microarray data using functional data analysis - a review.. Statistical Applications In Genetics And Molecular Biology
Read moreO-81 The impact of caseload on practice patterns in breast cancer: Evidence from the UK Breast Screening Programme.
Glynn, R. W., Marshall, N., Coffey, N., Kearins, O., Lawrence, G., Bishop, H. and Kerin, M. J. (2010) O-81 The impact of caseload on practice patterns in breast cancer: Evidence from the UK Breast Screening Programme.. European Journal Of Cancer :31-
Read moreFunctional data analysis of the kinematcis of running gait in subjects with chronic Achilles tendon injury
Donoghue, OA; Harrison, AJ; Coffey, N; Hayes, K (2008) Functional data analysis of the kinematcis of running gait in subjects with chronic Achilles tendon injury. Medicine And Science In Sports And Exercise :1323-1335
Read moreA note on the use of outlier criteria in Ontario laboratory quality control schemes.
Hayes, K., Kinsella, A., and Coffey, N. (2007) A note on the use of outlier criteria in Ontario laboratory quality control schemes.. Clinical Biochemistry :147-152
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Book Chapters
Finite mixture model clustering of SNP data,
Bargary, N., Hinde, J. and Garcia, A. F. (2014) Finite mixture model clustering of SNP data,. US : Springer Statistical Modelling in Biostatistics and Bioinformatics Selected Papers
Read moreAnalysis of Biomechanical Waveform Data
Deluzio, K. J., Harrison, A. J., Coffey, N., and Caldwell, G.E. (2014) Analysis of Biomechanical Waveform Data. US : Human Kinetics Research Methods in Biomechanics, 2nd Edition
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Other Journals
Conference Publications
2016 World Scientific Congress of Golf VII
Campbell, M.J., Moran, A., Bargary, N., Surmon, S., Bressan, L. & Kenny, I.C. (2016) 2016 World Scientific Congress of Golf VII.
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Campbell, MJ; Moran, A; Bargary, N; Surmon, S; Bressan, L; Kenny, IC; (2016) 2016 World Scientific Congress of Golf VII.
Read more33rd Conference of the International Society of Biomechanics in Sports
Smith, R.M., Warmenhoven, J., Draper, C., Cobley, S., Harrison, A. and Bargary, N. (2015) 33rd Conference of the International Society of Biomechanics in Sports. :1294-1297
Read more27th International Conference on Biomechanics in Sports
Hamill, J., Van Emmerik, R., Miller, R., O¿Connor, K., Coffey, N. and Harrison, A.J., (2009) 27th International Conference on Biomechanics in Sports. :885-889
Read more23rd International Workshop on Statistical Modelling
Coffey, N., Hayes, K., Donoghue, O. and Harrison, A.J. (2008) 23rd International Workshop on Statistical Modelling.
Read more23rd International Symposium on Biomechanics in Sport
Donoghue, O., Harrison, A.J., Hayes, K., Coffey, N. (2006) 23rd International Symposium on Biomechanics in Sport. :175-178
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Published Reports
Editorials
Call to increase statistical collaboration in sports science, sport and exercise medicine and sports physiotherapy
Sainani, KL;Borg, DN;Caldwell, AR;Butson, ML;Tenan, MS;Vickers, AJ;Vigotsky, AD;Warmenhoven, J;Nguyen, R;Lohse, KR;Knight, EJ;Bargary, N (2021) Call to increase statistical collaboration in sports science, sport and exercise medicine and sports physiotherapy. LONDON : BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP British journal of sports medicine :118-122
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Book Reviews
Other Publications
Understanding the challenges and uncertainties of seroprevalence studies for sars-cov-2
McConnell D.;Hickey C.;Bargary N.;Trela-Larsen L.;Walsh C.;Barry M.;Adams R. (2021) Understanding the challenges and uncertainties of seroprevalence studies for sars-cov-2. International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health
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Call to increase statistical collaboration in sports science, sport and exercise medicine and sports physiotherapy
Sainani, KL;Borg, DN;Caldwell, AR;Butson, ML;Tenan, MS;Vickers, AJ;Vigotsky, AD;Warmenhoven, J;Nguyen, R;Lohse, KR;Knight, EJ;Bargary, N (2021) Call to increase statistical collaboration in sports science, sport and exercise medicine and sports physiotherapy. LONDON : BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP British journal of sports medicine :118-122
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Considerations for the use of functional principal components analysis in sports biomechanics: examples from on-water rowing
Warmenhoven, J;Cobley, S;Draper, C;Harrison, A;Bargary, N;Smith, R (2019) Considerations for the use of functional principal components analysis in sports biomechanics: examples from on-water rowing. ABINGDON : ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD Sports Biomechanics :317-341
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A force profile analysis comparison between functional data analysis, statistical parametric mapping and statistical non-parametric mapping in on-water single sculling
Warmenhoven J.;Harrison A.;Robinson M.;Vanrenterghem J.;Bargary N.;Smith R.;Cobley S.;Draper C.;Donnelly C.;Pataky T. (2018) A force profile analysis comparison between functional data analysis, statistical parametric mapping and statistical non-parametric mapping in on-water single sculling. Journal Of Science And Medicine In Sport :1100-1105
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Bivariate functional principal components analysis: considerations for use with multivariate movement signatures in sports biomechanics
Warmenhoven J.;Cobley S.;Draper C.;Harrison A.;Bargary N.;Smith R. (2017) Bivariate functional principal components analysis: considerations for use with multivariate movement signatures in sports biomechanics. Sports Biomechanics :1-18
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