Fig. 2
Force applied to the patellar tendon (A), tendon stiffness (B) and strain (C) in the asymptomatic (n = 23) and symptomatic group (prior to the development of symptoms; n = 14). Data points are shown as outliers if the distance to the 1st or 3rd quartile exceeded 1.5 times the interquartile range. The p values for independent sample testing  and Cohen’s d are given as well. The bottom panels show the posterior distributions of the differences between the two groups based on the diffuse (gray) or informed prior (black). A shift towards positive values indicates higher values in the symptomatic group. The 95% credibility interval is indicated as shaded areas in the graphs. The y-axes (not shown) of the probability density curves have an arbitrary unit with the integral of the curves being 1.