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All models are wrong, but some are more wrong than others

Authors: Jonah Drake, Axel Finke, Richard Ferguson

Published in: European Journal of Applied Physiology | Issue 2/2024

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We thank Muniz-Pumares et al. (2023) for their interest in our work in which we showed that the power-law (PL) model from Kenelly (1906) more accurately describes the power–duration (PD) relationship than the critical-power (CP) model from Hill (1925) especially (but not only) outside the exercise durations to which the CP model is nowadays typically fitted (e.g., 2–15 min). The comments by Muniz-Pumares et al. are fourfold. …

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Title: All models are wrong, but some are more wrong than others
Authors: Jonah Drake
Axel Finke
Richard Ferguson
Publication date: 21-11-2023
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: European Journal of Applied Physiology / Issue 2/2024
Print ISSN: 1439-6319
Electronic ISSN: 1439-6327
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00421-023-05363-5

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