In each trial, about 12 steps were recorded and only the central four stance phases (two with each foot) were used in the statistical analysis.
The central bank's stance has encouraged punters to take risks on an unprecedented scale.
The central bank's stance leaves the onus on the government.
The Punjabi authorities' overall response is an indication of the central government's stance on interfaith harmony.
The survey, based on information collected before April 24, will be used when Fed policy makers meet on May 16 to review the central bank's stance on interest rates.
The shift in the central bank's stance highlighted the fact that economies in the Asia-Pacific region are beginning to feel the effects of the financial woes in other parts of the world.
The central bank's stance could help economic conditions in China, many analysts have said, by instilling more lending discipline and reducing the chances of asset price bubbles and loan defaults that have increased with rapid lending growth in the last few months.
Many investors had been hoping for an extension of QE at the same pace, rather than the reduction announced by the ECB and there were sharp moves on financial markets as traders struggled to make sense of the central bank's stance.
Still, many analysts contend that the central bank's tough stance has risks.
