A SPORTSORIENTED APPROACH TO INTRODUCTORY STATISTICS

ISBN: 9781621316404 Géneros: PBT Sinópsis: No one can deny the obvious link between statistics and sports and many a sports fan can reel off a lengthy list of statistics about a favorite team or player The anthology A SportsOriented Approach to Introductory Statistics cleverly combines the study of statistics with the high interest area of sports to create a text that delivers an engaging and effective introduction to statistical principlesThe first several chapters of the book are the statistical and mathematical offensive linemen often overlooked and underappreciated but necessary for gaining a firm understanding of theory and statistics This prepares students for the principles covered in subsequent chaptersThese later chapters are the skill players of the text and through them students learn things like how to predict points in the NHL determine if there is a home field advantage in football and compare MLB teams to find out if statistically any one team has been the worst over the past ten yearsEach example in the book uses real data from the sports world The central limit theorem is explained by examining salary data from major league baseball Understanding probability distribution of a discrete random variable is illustrated through the number of goals scored in the World Cup Regression analysis is explored through evaluating team performanceEach chapter of the text includes examples accompanied by complete stepbystep solutions All problems require students to produce extended wellthoughtout answers using the target principles Symbols and formulas used within chapters are organized at the end of the chapters for easy referenceThis unique approach increases student interest and delivers important content in a relatable likeable format A SportsOriented Approach to Introductory Statistics is written for courses in elementary undergraduate statistics and is an ideal supplement to standard required texts The text can also be used as a suppleme