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Page 1: Welcome Class Period 1 Mr. Johnson Today, are going to learn about statistics. You will find out how statistics are used in sports

Welcome Class Period 1

Mr. Johnson

Today, are going to learn about statistics. You will find out how

statistics are used in sports.

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Vocab.• Statistics•Mean•Median•Mode• Range

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Statistics

• - Numerical Data• i.e. – Michael Jordan has won MVP of the NBA

Finals in 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, and 1998.

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Mean

• - The average value of a set of numbers• i.e. – Michael Jordan, in 1987-88, scored 3041

in 82 games. What is his average points per game?

• Total amount of points/Amount of games played

• Answer – 37.1

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Medium

• - The middle number of the set of numbers• i.e. – Michael Jordan has won the MVP award

in the NBA five times. He won it in 1988, 1991, 1992, 1996, and 1998. What is the medium?

• Answer– 1992

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Mode

• - The number that turns up most frequently• i.e. – During Michael Jordan’s 15 year career,

he averaged 83%, 82%, 83%, 81%, 83%, 83%, 84%, 78%, 84%, 85%,79%, 85%, 84%, 85%, and 84% at the free throw line. What was his mode?

• Answer– 83% & 84%

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Range

• - The difference between the highest and the lowest number in the set of numbers.

• i.e. Michael Jordan started every game in a season in 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990 and 1991. What is the range?

• Answer– 7

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Web Search

• Search Espn.com• Or NBA.com• Find a basketball player that you didn’t know

before this lesson• Record their points per game for this past year

and over their career and then compare it to your favorite player.

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LeBron James

• LeBron James, in 2008 scored 2304 points throughout the entire season. Assuming he played all 82 games, what would be his average per game?

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The Answer is

a) 28.1b) 29.3c) 27.9d) 28.9

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Dwanye Wade

• Dwayne Wade, in 2006, averaged 1.94 in a season. Assuming he played 82 games, how many total steals did he get?

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The Answer is

a) 155b) 156c) 158d) 159

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Rajon Rondo

• Over the course of Rajon Rondo’s career, he recorded various amounts of averages of assists.

• Assist Averages: 3.8, 5.1, 8.2, 9.8, 11.2, 11.6• What is the mean, medium, and range?

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The answer is…

a) Medium: 9b) Mean: 8.0c) Range: 7.8

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Conclusion

• As you can see , math is used in the real world other than teaching.

• * DID YOU KNOW: When you vote for an athlete to attend an All-Star game, that vote goes with all the others to determine who actually gets to attend the game?


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