Influence of the relative age effect on children鈥檚 scores obtained from the Canadian assessment of physical literacy

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

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
听	听	蠂²鈥�=鈥�0.39; df鈥�=鈥�3; p鈥�=鈥�0.94

A Chi-square goodness-of-fit test was performed to compare our samples鈥� 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鈥揗arch; Quarter 2: April鈥揓une; Quarter 3: July鈥揝eptember; Quarter 4: October鈥揇ecember

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