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Q data

questionnaire data: information about an individual gathered from the observations, judgments, and evaluations of that person as provided via subjective self-report inventories—and therefore also known as S data (self data)—or questionnaires. See also L data; O data; T data.

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March 13th 2025

fast muscle fiber

fast muscle fiber

a type of muscle fiber found in skeletal muscle that contracts rapidly but fatigues readily. Compare slow muscle fiber.