An exercise physiologist was interested in the relationship between elite rowers' average weekly training volume and their resting heart rate. He used a correlational analysis to investigate this in a purposive sample of 30 competitive rowers.
Each participant's training volume was recorded using GPS and heart-rate monitors over a four-week period to calculate a mean weekly training duration (in hours). Resting heart rate (in beats per minute, bpm) was measured each morning under standardised conditions to obtain an average baseline reading for each rower.
The physiologist's hypothesis predicted a significant negative correlation.
Using the information above, explain what he was expecting the results to show.
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