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JSM 2002 Abstract #300416
Activity Number: 319
Type: Contributed
Date/Time: Wednesday, August 14, 2002 : 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM
Sponsor: Section on Quality & Productivity*
Abstract - #300416
Title: Par for the Course: Studying Improvement
Author(s): Sangit Chatterjee*+ and Frederick Wiseman+
Affiliation(s): Northeastern University and Northeastern University
Address: 219 Hayden Hall, Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, USA 202 Hayden Hall, Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, USA
Keywords: Central tendency ; Golf ; Entropy ; Improvement
Abstract:

The topic of improved performance by athletes in both team and individual sports has shown that each sport has its own unique set of characteristics that have to be analyzed accordingly. This paper describes the outcome of an investigation of improvement in golf which was conducted using the scores of those participating in the Masters Golf Tournament, from its inception in 1934 to 2001. The results indicate that these golfers are obtaining lower scores over time and the variation of the scores has declined as well. Further, the distributions of scores are symmetic and display a monotonic reduction of peakedness. These findings are indicative of rapid and improved performance and increased competition.

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