Introduction:

Statistics plays a major role in Physical Culture professional education. Knowing the current state of statistical techniques application in the subjects conditions the establishment of parameters of variables to get characterizing tools during measurements. Their reliability provides a scientific approach to the results.

Aim:

To use reliable tools for the diagnostic of the current application of statistical techniques in Physical Culture education.

Materials and methods:

the methods used were theoretical, empirical, and statistical, such as the analytical-synthetic, expert opinion, questionnaires for teachers and students, and methodological triangulation. The mean of descriptive statistics was determined, along with the variance. Besides, the frequency tables were constructed, which permitted the characterization of the state of the art of the variable studied. The Cronbach alpha coefficient was estimated according to the expert opinions, which proved the high confidence in the questionnaires.

Results:

During the measurements, the existing shortcomings of the study variable were confirmed, based on their simplest expressions and the results of estimations of the indicator's values, along with the dimensions, and the variable.

Conclusions:

The process corroborated the existing weaknesses in the application of statistical techniques by students, through the particular subject, as well as teacher flaws, to enhance proper statistics use in the different graduate profiles.

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