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Table 2 Comparison of our sample’s birth distribution with Canadian live birth data between 2002 and 2008

From: Influence of the relative age effect on children’s scores obtained from the Canadian assessment of physical literacy

Birth months

n

Sample (%)

Canadian births (%)

Quarter 1

1980

24.0

23.8

Quarter 2

2097

25.5

25.5

Quarter 3

2345

28.5

26.4

Quarter 4

1811

22.0

24.3

  

χ2 = 0.39; df = 3; p = 0.94

  1. A Chi-square goodness-of-fit test was performed to compare our samples’ birth month (in quarters) to the average Canadian births by months. The Canadian births are the averages of the percentages of Canadian live births per month between the years 2002 and 2008 [42]. Quarter 1: January–March; Quarter 2: April–June; Quarter 3: July–September; Quarter 4: October–December