JSM 2005 - Toronto

Abstract #302491

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Activity Number: 247
Type: Invited
Date/Time: Tuesday, August 9, 2005 : 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM
Sponsor: Section on Statistics in Sports
Abstract - #302491
Title: An Honors Seminar on Statistics and Sports
Author(s): James Albert*+
Companies: Bowling Green State University
Address: Dept of Mathematics and Statistics, Bowling Green, OH, 43403,
Keywords: Streakiness ; Rating systems ; Prediction ; Unusual outcomes ; Teaching statistics
Abstract:

This talk will describe an undergraduate seminar that introduces statistical concepts within the context of interesting questions in sports. Using the recently published Anthology of Statistics in Sports, the seminar discusses articles on rating the performance of players and teams; the existence of the "hot-hand" in basketball, baseball, and hockey; predicting the outcomes of games; and understanding the significance of unusual outcomes---such as a perfect game in baseball.

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