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47 questions and answers on the Winsole pressure distribution study — derived exclusively from the study document.

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What did the study investigate?

What was the objective of the study?

Who was measured?

How many measurements underlie the evaluation?

Where was the measurement taken?

Under which conditions were the data collected?

What exactly was evaluated?

Why was speed not measured directly?

How is force defined in the study?

Which insoles were tested?

What were the Winsole insoles compared with?

What does Figure 1 show?

How large was the average increase in force?

What was the smallest increase in force?

What was the largest increase in force?

Were there measurements with reduced force?

Which measurement showed the highest absolute value?

Does the force increase depend on the pressure level?

How does the study explain this relationship?

What does the study propose as the next step of investigation?

What does Figure 2 show?

What counts as the optimum distribution in the study?

How large was the mean deviation without an insole?

How large was the mean deviation with Winsole?

What conclusion does the study draw from Figure 2?

Did symmetry improve in every measurement?

What does Figure 3 show?

Which change is visible in Figure 3?

Why is the pressure concentration relevant?

What role do the foot arches play?

What role does the carbon core play?

What does the study say about uneven loading?

What is the summarising result?

What does the study say about performance loss due to asymmetry?

Does the study report specific watt figures?

Does the study report time savings or race results?

Does the study contain statistical parameters?

Which measurement system was used?

Was the investigation blinded?

Were the measurements carried out on the same day?

Do the results also apply to off-the-shelf insoles?

Do the results also apply to running or skiing?

Can an individual gain be predicted from the study?

Does the study make medical claims?

Why is force given in newtons rather than percent?

How independent is the study?

May the study be used as a sales argument?