Sandlot stats : learning statistics with baseball
Record details
- ISBN: 9781421406022 (hdbk. : alk. paper)
- ISBN: 1421406020 (hdbk. : alk. paper)
- ISBN: 9781421408675 (electronic)
- ISBN: 1421408678 (electronic)
- ISBN: 9781421406015 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- ISBN: 1421406012 (pbk. : alk. paper)
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Physical Description:
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xii, 571 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. - Publisher: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2012.
Content descriptions
General Note: | Includes index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Basic statistical definitions -- Descriptive statistics for one quantitative variable -- Descriptive measures used in baseball -- Comparing two quantitative data sets -- Linear regression and correlation analysis for two quantitative variables -- Descriptive statistics applied to qualitative variables -- Probability -- Sports betting -- Baseball and traditional descriptive measures -- Final comparison of batting performance between Aaron and Bonds -- Probability distribution functions for a discrete random variable -- Probability density functions for a continuous variable -- Sampling distributions -- Confidence intervals -- Hypothesis testing for one population -- Streaking -- Mission impossible : batting .400 for a season -- Postseason. |
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Subject: | Statistics Study and teaching Baseball Statistics Baseball Mathematics Mathematics Study and teaching Probabilities Study and teaching |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Kirtland Community College.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Kirtland Community College Library | QA 276 .R684 2012 | 30775305463490 | General Collection | Available | - |
Sandlot Stats : Learning Statistics with Baseball
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Sandlot Stats : Learning Statistics with Baseball
Sandlot Stats uses the national pastime to help students who love baseball learn--and enjoy--statistics. As Derek Jeter strolls toward the plate, the announcer tosses out a smattering of statistics--from hitting streaks to batting averages. But what do the numbers mean? And how can America's favorite pastime be a model for learning about statistics? Sandlot Stats is an innovative textbook that explains the mathematical underpinnings of baseball so that students can understand the world of statistics and probability. Carefully illustrated and filled with exercises and examples, this book teaches the fundamentals of probability and statistics through the feats of baseball legends such as Hank Aaron, Joe DiMaggio, and Ted Williams--and more recent players such as Barry Bonds, Albert Pujols, and Alex Rodriguez. Exercises require only pen-and-paper or Microsoft Excel to perform the analyses. Sandlot Stats covers all the bases, including * descriptive and inferential statistics * linear regression and correlation * probability * sports betting * probability distribution functions * sampling distributions * hypothesis testing * confidence intervals * chi-square distribution Sandlot Stats offers information covered in most introductory statistics books, yet is peppered with interesting facts from the history of baseball to enhance the interest of the student and make learning fun.