Anthology of Statistics in Sports.GV741 2005-042540 0-89871-587-3 Anthology of statistics in sports. Title main entry. Ed. by Jim Albert Albert, German churchman Albert, 1490–1545, German churchman, cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. A member of the house of Brandenburg, he became (1514) Archbishop of Mainz. et al. (ASA-SLAM series on statistics and applied probability Much research involving probability is done under the auspices of applied probability, the application of probability theory to other scientific and engineering domains. However, while such research is motivated (to some degree) by applied problems, it is usually the mathematical ) SIAM, [c]2005 322 p. $65.00 (pa) Albert (mathematics and statistics, Bowling Green State University Bowling Green State University, at Bowling Green, Ohio; coeducational; chartered 1910 as a normal school, opened 1914. It became a college in 1929, a university in 1935. ) collects previously published articles on the use of statistics to analyze an·a·lyze v. 1. To examine methodically by separating into parts and studying their interrelations. 2. To separate a chemical substance into its constituent elements to determine their nature or proportions. 3. sports. Articles have been culled from a variety of American Statistical Association The American Statistical Association (ASA) is a scientific and educational society in the United States with the stated mission to promote excellence in the application of statistical science across the wealth of human endeavor. publications, and are combined with newly written material from the editors to introduce each section of the book. Heavily weighted in the areas of competition (rating players and teams, evaluating strategies for victory), the articles vary in mathematical complexity, but most will be accessible to readers with a general knowledge of statistics. A chapter with suggestions for using the articles in the classroom is included. There is no subject index. |
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