Sports Night
Content area(s):
Mathematics
Grade levels: middle
Author(s) & location: Leslie & Barrett Bradshaw, Dayton, Kentucky
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Description
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"Statistics is known as the study of data analysis and interpretation. Statistics is used everyday by people everywhere. One of the most popular uses of statistics can be found in the sports section of a newspaper or magazine. Sports writers across the world use statistics to analyze players and their performances day in and day out. Statistics are even used to predict how a player will perform in the future. A player’s statistics are even used when determining how much money the player will make when he/she signs a contract!"
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What makes this an interesting WebQuest
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- Good use of sports data to teach statistics.
- Goes beyond stats to venture into prediction and cleverly uses a writing activity to help assimilation of new skills.
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