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The reason the unit is "steps" is there are now popular inexpensive gadgets that count "steps" so it is a unit for which we are accumulating sufficiently large
by dzdt 5y ago
The reason the unit is "steps" is there are now popular inexpensive gadgets that count "steps" so it is a unit for which we are accumulating sufficiently large datasets to carry out such studies. Just like the best camera is the one you have with you, the best scientific data is the kind that is obtainable in large datasets.
- LorenPechtel 5y agoYeah, although those gadgets don't produce accurate data for everyone. My wife's insurance offers rewards for being active so I gave her my old Fitbit when I upgraded. Surprise--she has more "steps" than I do. Nope, she does a lot of things with her hands that register as "steps." (She's not cheating, that's simply how she lives.)