Table 1 Description of statistical tests for Experiment 1

From: Understanding mechanisms of generalization following locomotor adaptation

Measure of interest

Null hypothesis

Family of tests

Test group(s)

Within-group statistical analysis

Motor overground transfer

Mean of test group = 0%

m = 3

Short Preferred, Long Preferred, Short Slow

Motor treadmill decay

Mean of test group = 0%

Perceptual treadmill decay

Mean of test group = 0%

Motor overground transfer

Mean of test group = 100%

m = 3

Short Preferred, Long Preferred, Short Slow

Motor treadmill decay

Mean of test group = 100%

Perceptual treadmill decay

Mean of test group = 100%

Step length asymmetry in overground baseline

Mean of test group = 0

m = 3

Short Preferred

Step length asymmetry in treadmill baseline

Mean of test group = 0

Step length asymmetry in catch trial

Mean of test group = 0

Perceptual bias in baseline

Mean of test group = 0

m = 2

Short Preferred

Perceptual bias in adaptation

Mean of test group = 0

Walking speed in overground baseline

Mean of test group = 0.5 m/s

m = 2

Short Slow

Walking speed in overground post-adaptation

Mean of test group = 0.5 m/s

Between-group statistical analysis

Motor overground transfer

Mean of test group = mean of Short Preferred

m = 3

Long Preferred, Short Slow

Motor treadmill decay

Mean of test group = mean of Short Preferred

Perceptual treadmill decay

Mean of test group = mean of Short Preferred

Walking speed in overground baseline

Mean of test group = mean of Short Preferred

m = 2

Long Preferred, Short Slow

Walking speed in overground post-adaptation

Mean of test group = mean of Short Preferred

Number of strides in overground baseline

Mean of test group = mean of Short Preferred

m = 2

Long Preferred, Short Slow

Number of strides in overground post-adaptation

Mean of test group = mean of Short Preferred

  1. “Measure of interest” measures used for the analysis, “Null Hypothesis” comparison evaluated in this test, “Family of tests” related tests that are considered together for the correction for multiple comparisons, and corresponding “m”, “Test group(s)” groups for which this analysis is carried out.