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PublisherFreeman & Company, W&H

ISBN-101429274379

ISBN-139781429274371

eBay Product ID (ePID)111178303

Product Key Features

Educational LevelHigh School, Elementary School

Number of Pages704 Pages

Publication NameStatistical Reasoning in Sports

LanguageEnglish

SubjectProbability & Statistics / General, General

Publication Year2011

TypeStudy Guide

AuthorChris Franklin, Josh Tabor

Subject AreaMathematics, Sports & Recreation

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.2 in

Item Weight48.1 Oz

Item Length10.1 in

Item Width8 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceElementary/High School

Table Of ContentEach chapter has an opening question that will be answered over the course of the chapter as the students develop the tools that allow them to engage in statistics using a hands-on approach. Chapter 1: Exploring Categorical Data Did LeBron James Choke in the Playoffs? Chapter 2: Comparing Two Proportions Is There a Home Field Advantage in the National Football League? Chapter 3: Investigating Independence Does the Hot Hand Exist in Sports? Chapter 4: Exploring Numerical Data Does the Designated Hitter Increase Offense in Major League Baseball? Chapter 5: Comparing Two Means or Two Medians Does the Designated Hitter Increase Offense in Major League Baseball (Revisited) ? Chapter 6: Exploring Paired Data Can Polyurethane Suits Make You Swim Faster? Chapter 7: Exploring Measures of Variability Which 7-Iron is More Consistent? Chapter 8: Standardized Scores and Normal Distributions Which Players Should I Draft for My Fantasy Team? Chapter 9: Estimating Ability with Confidence Intervals What is LeBron's True Ability? Chapter 10: Exploring Relationships Between Numerical Variables Teeing Off: Hit It Hard or Hit It Straight? Chapter 11: Using Relationships to Make Predictions How Can We Build a Better Baseball Team? Chapter 12: Multiple Regression Hit it Long or Hit it Straight? Why Not Both? Chapter 13: Using Non-Linear Models: Exponential, Quadratic, and Logistic Regression Will She Make the Shot? Chapter 14: Exploring Counting Rules and Probability How Crazy Was Billy Martin? Chapter 15: Conditional Probability, Expected Value, and Strategy in Sports Should You Go For It on Fourth Down?

SynopsisStatistical Reasoning in Sports helps you better understand the principles of statistical reasoning through an accessible perspective, asking questions lik, Is it harder to shoot free throws with distractions? before analyzing data to find an answer.