Table 3 Definition and descriptive statistics of dependent and independent variables for pistol (N = 14,088).

From: The inverted-U relationship between stress and performance in elite shooting

Variable

Name

Type

Classification

Mean

Median

Std

Min

Max

Dependent variable

Point

Continuous

player’s points on their shooting

94.19

95

3.073

0

100

Independent variable

Set

Categorical

Set 1(n = 2348)

93.92

94.00

3.002

67

100

Set 2(n = 2348)

94.07

94.00

3.020

56

100

Set 3(n = 2348)

94.30

95.00

2.806

73

100

Set 4(n = 2348)

94.39

95.00

2.890

56

100

Set 5(n = 2348)

94.33

95.00

3.073

48

100

Set 6(n = 2348)

94.15

95.00

3.568

0

100

Gender

Dummy

0 = Male(n = 7206)

94.67

95.00

2.720

64

100

  

1 = Female(n = 6882)

93.70

94.00

3.333

0

100

Tournament

Categorical

Grand Prix(n = 1830)

94.27

94.00

2.494

84

100

  

Olympic(n = 528)

95.03

95.00

2.297

87

100

  

Championship(n = 3378)

94.32

95.00

2.847

73

100

  

World Cup(n = 7626)

94.14

95.00

3.282

0

100

  

Others(n = 726)

93.43

94.00

3.430

77

100

Type

Dummy

0 = Adult(n = 11,754)

94.44

95.00

2.997

0

100

  

1 = Junior(n = 2334)

92.95

93.00

3.152

74

100

Year

Continuous

2018(n = 1272)

94.59

95.00

2.540

73

100

  

2021(n = 528)

95.03

95.00

2.297

87

100

  

2022(n = 6240)

94.06

94.00

3.267

46

100

  

2023(n = 6048)

94.17

95.00

3.010

0

100