Statistical Reasoning in Sports

Statistical Reasoning in Sports helps you better understand the principles of statistical reasoning through an accessible perspective, asking questions lik, Is it harder to shoot free throws with distractions? before analyzing data to find an answer.

Each chapter has an opening question that will be answered over the course of the chapter as the students develop the tools that allow them to engage in statistics using a hands-on approach.

Chapter 1: Exploring Categorical Data
Did LeBron James Choke in the Playoffs? Chapter 2: Comparing Two Proportions
Is There a Home Field Advantage in the National Football League? Chapter 3: Investigating Independence
Does the Hot Hand Exist in Sports? Chapter 4: Exploring Numerical Data
Does the Designated Hitter Increase Offense in Major League Baseball? Chapter 5: Comparing Two Means or Two Medians
Does the Designated Hitter Increase Offense in Major League Baseball (Revisited)? Chapter 6: Exploring Paired Data
Can Polyurethane Suits Make You Swim Faster? Chapter 7: Exploring Measures of Variability
Which 7-Iron is More Consistent? Chapter 8: Standardized Scores and Normal Distributions
Which Players Should I Draft for My Fantasy Team? Chapter 9: Estimating Ability with Confidence Intervals
What is LeBron’s True Ability? Chapter 10: Exploring Relationships Between Numerical Variables
Teeing Off: Hit It Hard or Hit It Straight? Chapter 11: Using Relationships to Make Predictions
How Can We Build a Better Baseball Team? Chapter 12: Multiple Regression
Hit it Long or Hit it Straight? Why Not Both? Chapter 13: Using Non-Linear Models: Exponential, Quadratic, and Logistic RegressionWill She Make the Shot? Chapter 14: Exploring Counting Rules and Probability
How Crazy Was Billy Martin? Chapter 15: Conditional Probability, Expected Value, and Strategy in Sports
Should You Go For It on Fourth Down?