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12-6-19
Today you will explore how data is used in sports. You will not have enough time in class to complete all the tasks below, but try to get as much done as possible. When you click on links, sites will open in a new tab. When you finish with a task, just close that tab to return to this page.
Do these tasks in order:
1. Begin by finishing any incomplete work from yesterday. You should have completed all four quizzes on mean, median, mode, and range. These are for a grade. Yesterday's assignment is located here:
bowenpeters.com/MMMR
2. Watch the video below that introduces you to how data can be used in one sport - football. You will need headphones.
Today you will explore how data is used in sports. You will not have enough time in class to complete all the tasks below, but try to get as much done as possible. When you click on links, sites will open in a new tab. When you finish with a task, just close that tab to return to this page.
Do these tasks in order:
1. Begin by finishing any incomplete work from yesterday. You should have completed all four quizzes on mean, median, mode, and range. These are for a grade. Yesterday's assignment is located here:
bowenpeters.com/MMMR
2. Watch the video below that introduces you to how data can be used in one sport - football. You will need headphones.
3. Later you will analyze some football data to try to conclude if a team has an improved defense. First, however, watch the video below about how data is changing another sport - basketball.
4. Next, watch the video below that profiles a new type of career - a data scientist.
5. You will now try to interpret some basic data related to football and basketball. Raise your hand and ask the substitute for the sports assignment paper. Your first task is to look at data from Oklahoma's football team over the past two seasons. Based on this data alone, can you conclude if OU's offense this year is better/worse than last year? What about their defense? Calculate the mean, median, and range of the data. You will need to get scratch paper to make your calculations. Attach all work to the assignment. If you need to review mean, median, mode, and range, you can re-watch the video from yesterday here:
bowenpeters.com/MMMR
bowenpeters.com/MMMR
6. The second part of your assignment is to look at some data about basketball players' height and wingspan (how far you can spread your arms apart). What can you conclude about the relationship between height and wingspan? Why might this be important to basketball coaches who are selecting which players will be on their team? Watch the two short clips below to see an example of height and wingspan to help you understand their importance in basketball. Then, calculate the mean and range of the data in the table on your assignment paper.
5. If you still have time in class and you have completed ALL the tasks above, login to MobyMax and work on math. Do not go to any other part of MobyMax.
