Teaching Statistics with Sports Examples
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Teaching Statistics with Sports Examples
Class material for introductory and advanced statistics can be colorfully illustrated by using appropriate data and examples from sports. Specific methods, including statistical graphics (e.g., boxplots), ball-and-urn probabilities, and statistical regression are demonstrated. Examples are drawn from popular American sports such as baseball, basketball, soccer and American football. Classroom f...
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عنوان ژورنال: INFORMS Transactions on Education
سال: 2004
ISSN: 1532-0545,1532-0545
DOI: 10.1287/ited.5.1.75