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Table 4 Kick scoring impact setting standards and their validations (group classification based on weight class)

From: Adequacy of setting standards for kick impact in the Taekwondo electronic scoring system: comparison of a reference group model based on empirical data

Men					Women
Weight class	A	B	Validity index		Weight Class	A	B	Validity index
Under 58 kg	18	19.5	19	0.609	Under 49 kg	16	16.0	15	0.468
Under 58 kg	18		20	0.615	Under 49 kg	16		16	0.436
Under 63 kg	20		20	0.615	Under 53 kg	17		16	0.436
Under 63 kg	20		21	0.622	Under 53 kg	17		17	0.412
Under 63 kg	20	20.1	19	0.479	Under 53 kg	17	17.5	17	0.605
Under 63 kg	20		20	0.480	Under 53 kg	17		18	0.608
Under 68 kg	21		20	0.480	Under 57 kg	18		18	0.608
Under 68 kg	21		21	0.492	Under 57 kg	18		19	0.610
Under 68 kg	21	20.5	20	0.522	Under 57 kg	18	18.2	17	0.448
Under 68 kg	21		21	0.516	Under 57 kg	18		18	0.434
Under 80 kg	23		21	0.516	Under 67 kg	20		18	0.434
Under 80 kg	23		22	0.526	Under 67 kg	20		19	0.426
Under 80 kg	23	20.0	19	0.459	Under 67 kg	20	17.3	16	0.530
Under 80 kg	23		20	0.473	Under 67 kg	20		17	0.541
Over 87 kg	25		20	0.473	Over 67 kg	22		17	0.541
Over 87 kg	25		21	0.502	Over 67 kg	22		18	0.572

A: Kick impact standards officially established by the World Taekwondo Federation. B: Kick impact standards set in this study

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