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Activity Number:
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283
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Type:
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Contributed
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Date/Time:
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Tuesday, August 4, 2009 : 8:30 AM to 10:20 AM
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Sponsor:
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Section on Statistical Education
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| Abstract - #305280 |
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Title:
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Strat-O-Matic Baseball: An Introduction to Probability Concepts
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Author(s):
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John Gabrosek*+
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Companies:
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Grand Valley State University
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Address:
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1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI, 49401,
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Keywords:
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baseball ; probability ; projects
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Abstract:
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Strat-O-Matic Baseball is a dice-based game that simulates a Major League Baseball (MLB) game. Each player (batter and pitcher) for a MLB season is given a card that accurately reflects his results for the season. This poster illustrates how the author has used Strat-O-Matic Baseball to illustrate randomness and probability concepts to undergraduate students with a college algebra background and an interest in sports. As a culminating experience students are asked to create a Strat-O-Matic card for their favorite player using his previous season's batting statistics.
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