...Edgar Galvan NCAA as a Monopoly After over a century of existence, the National Collegiate Athletic Association stands today as a multi-million dollar organization, one of the largest and most successful organizations in the nation. The NCAA is in charge of overlooking every college athletic competition in the United States. Every year millions of fans watch NCAA organized games and follow the top prospects of every sport. However, all schools and players involved with the NCAA are obligated to follow a strict set of rules to be eligible to compete at the college level. The NCAA holds college athletes specifically to a very strict set of rules. Under the NCAA all athletes are considered amateurs. The term amateur is used to describe a person or group of people who participate in any form of activity for their own pleasure or entertainment, often distant from those who participate in the same activity for a financial benefit. They NCAA uses the term amateurs to distinguish college athletes from professional athletes. The official NCAA website states that “Maintaining amateurism is crucial to preserving an academic environment in which acquiring a quality education is the first priority”(“Amateurism”). They believe that by labeling them as amateurs they set them apart as student-athletes and everything that the students do for their own respective sport is part of extracurricular activities they are taking a part of. Their website emphasizes this point and declare, “In the collegiate...
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...SPSS Instruction Manual University of Waterloo Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science September 1, 1998 Table Of Contents Page Before Using This Manual……………………………………………………………………………….3 Introduction to SPSS……………………………………………………………………………………..4 SPSS Basics……………………………………………………………………………………………... 5 Tutorial 1: SPSS Windows.…………………………………………………………………………5 Tutorial 2: Starting A SPSS Session.……………………………………………………………...6 Tutorial 3: Getting Help on SPSS.………………………………………………………………… 6 Tutorial 4: Ending A SPSS Session.……………………………………………………………… 6 Creating and Manipulating Data in SPSS.……………………………………………………………. 7 Tutorial 1: Creating a New Data Set.……………………………………………………………... 7 Tutorial 2: Creating a New Data Set From Other File Formats.……………………………….10 Tutorial 3: Opening an Existing SPSS Data Set.………………………………………………. 16 Tutorial 4: Printing a Data Set.…………………………………………………………………… 16 Generating Descriptive Statistics in SPSS…………………………………………………………...17 Tutorial 1: Mean, Sum, Standard Deviation, Variance, Minimum Value, Maximum Value, and Range.……………………………………………………….. 17 Tutorial 2: Correlation.…………………………………………………………………………….. 18 Generating Graphical Statistics in SPSS……………………………………………………………..20 Tutorial 1: How to Generate Scatter Plots.………………………………………………………20 Tutorial 2: How to Generate A Histogram.………………….…………………………………... 22 Tutorial 3: How to Generate A Stem and Leaf Plot……………………………………………..23 Tutorial 4: How to Generate A Box Plot………………………………………………………….26 Statistical Models in SPSS……………………………………………………………………………...
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...Economics 30330: Statistics for Economics Problem Set 8 - Suggested Solutions University of Notre Dame Instructor: Julio Gar´ ın Spring 2012 Hypothesis Testing (80 Points) 1. Consider the following hypothesis test: H0 : µ ≥ 20 HA : µ < 20 A sample of 40 provided a sample mean of 19.4. The population standard deviation is 2. (a) Create a 95% confidence interval for the mean. We know σ, therefore we should use the z − table. This is a one-tailed (lower tail) test, so the 95% confidence interval will be given then by σ x − z.05 √ , ∞ ¯ n 2 19.4 − 1.65 √ , ∞ 40 The 95% confidence interval is µ ∈ [18.878, ∞). (b) What is the p-value? The p-value is the area in the lower tail. First, we calculate the z-value: z= 19.4 − 20 √ = −1.9 2/ 40 Using the normal table with z = -1.9, p-value =.0287. (c) At α = 0.01, what is your conclusion? p-value > .01, so we fail reject H0 at the 99% level. (d) What is the rejection rule using the critical value? What is your conclusion? c Reject H0 at the 99% level if z ≤ zα =-2.33. In this example, -1.9 > -2.33, so we fail to reject H0 at the 99% level. 2. Consider the following hypothesis test: H0 : µ = 15 HA : µ = 15 A sample of 50 provided a sample mean of 14.5. The population standard deviation is 3. 1 (a) Create a 95% confidence interval for the mean. We know σ, therefore we should use the z − table. This is a two-tailed test, so the 95% confidence interval will be given then by σ σ x − z.025 √ , x +...
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...effected the most by outliers because you are squaring2 Do the analysis with the outlier and without and see what it does to your results. Find out who the outlier is, exclude them and make sure you explain to the prof Example: Nurses at a hospital want to know whether a newer, more expensive type of thermometer measures temperatures more precisely. They want to know whether the new type provides more consistent temperature measurements than the cheaper alternative that they currently use. Experiment: -Randomization -Control -Blinding Hypothesis testing: Ho: the thermometer true SD are the same whether they are new or old Ha: the new thermometers’ true SD is smaller than the old thermometers’ true standard deviation Test statistics:= difference in standard deviation =old-new =0.270-0.152= 0.118 degrees Type 1& type 2 errors (null hypothesis is the same and we reject it=type 1) (fail to reject when we should of= type 2) Simulation: Consistency: use deciations from the mean instead of the...
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...Jim Albert and Ruud H. Koning (eds.) Statistical Thinking in Sports CRC PRESS Boca Raton Ann Arbor London Tokyo Contents 1 Introduction Jim Albert and Ruud H. Koning 1.1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.1.1 Patterns of world records in sports (2 articles) . . . . . . . 1.1.2 Competition, rankings and betting in soccer (3 articles) . . 1.1.3 An investigation into some popular baseball myths (3 articles) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.1.4 Uncertainty of attendance at sports events (2 articles) . . . 1.1.5 Home advantage, myths in tennis, drafting in hockey pools, American football . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.2 Website . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.3 Acknowledgements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Modelling the development of world records in running Gerard H. Kuper and Elmer Sterken 2.1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.2 Modelling world records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.2.1 Cross-sectional approach . . . . . . . . . . 2.2.2 Fitting the individual curves . . . . . . . . 2.3 Selection of the functional form . . . . . . . . . . 2.3.1 Candidate functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.3.2 Theoretical selection of curves . . . . . . . 2.3.3 Fitting the models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.3.4 The Gompertz curve in more detail...
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...Basketball Association. Both Jordan and Bryant were offered huge endorsement deals, with Kobe Bryant taking the lead as one of the largest global brands, in basketball history. The game of basketball is a rewarding sport that allows its players to give back to the community. There is no competition, when it comes to giving back to the community, as each player is equally involved in charitable organizations. In the professional basketball world, sports fans will agree that Michael Jordan is the better player, while other fans are loyal to Kobe Bryant. When looking at offensive and defensive numbers, objectivity and a hard look at the facts leaves one conclusion without a doubt, that Michael Jordan is one of the greatest players in NBA history. He is famous for blocked shots, rebounds, and scoring an average of 30 points per game, during his career (Squidoo, 2012). As an offensive player, Jordan has the advantage. In his best season, his fans will count on him to average 37 points per game compared to Kobe Bryant’s best season of 35 points per game. Michael Jordan, a true team player, averages eight assists per game in his best season, and an average of five assists during his career. Unlike Jordan, Kobe Bryant, as an offensive player averages six assists per game during his...
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...leadership. This was made possible because of Lombardi leadership style of “weeding out the weak players, and his tough but fair coaching style got the team into great shape, physically and mentally. His quest for excellence once led him to say, “Winning isn’t everything. It is the only thing.” (O’Brien, 2017) Not only did Lombardi player believe in him they could win, but they were also able to win Super Bowl I and II under his leadership. An Athletic team needs to be able to assess the traits and characteristics of an effective team leader within the organization. Just like Vince Lombardi could put together a winning team in the National Football League, the National Basketball Association (NBA) had a coach could assess the traits and characteristics of two capable teams that he cashes in the NBA. His name is Phil Jackson he was proficient in taking care of “relationship conflict occurs when group members have incompatible personality characteristics and traits.” (Weiss, 2015, pg. 296) One good example of how Phil Jackson character could challenge even one of the greatest player of all time Michal Jordan was during the 1991 game against the Los Lakers. Jackson being the Zen master that he “kept encouraging him (Michael Jordan) to fan the ball to [teammate] John Paxson on the perimeter.” (Lieber, 1995) During the game yes like it is mention above there was no conflict between Paxson and Jordan but as we all know Jordan like any great player wanted to be able to take the team on his...
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...Yes, this is most recently in response to speculative reports on ESPN. However, this is addressing a growing narrative over the past few years: Derrick Rose and the Chicago Bulls are heading down a rocky road to an inevitable divorce. The kid from Chicago will leave – or be driven out – possibly to a place as far away and as opposite as Los Angeles. I’m not here to say Derrick Rose is going to become an MVP-caliber player again, or retire a Chicago Bull, but I do want to address the situation right now, at this specific time in Rose’s career with his hometown team. After the first three-game stretch with less than ten points per game of his career, reporters, analysts, and fans alike are questioning Rose’s fit in new coach, Fred Hoiberg’s, system. The system is more up-tempo, far more offensively oriented than Tom Thibodeau’s was. How could Rose not be playing brilliantly in it? How could his numbers be this low across the board? Furthermore, there’s questions of whether Jimmy Butler, his running mate and the ever-emerging other star on his team, even likes Rose? Well. Firstly, Butler fans should be sympathetic to him at this point for how much he’s had to repeat that all of those reports are false. Derrick Rose is not causing some irreparable rift throughout the locker room. Going back to the first time he was going through a brutal rehab process, Rose’s teammates have defended and sworn by him. And for the questions surrounding his poor play this year in Hoiberg’s...
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...It wasn’t long ago that I was a young boy cheering on the Lakers from my home in SoCal. I watched in awe as one of the great dynasties in NBA history dismantled one opponent after the next. Kobe Bryant was a young superstar being called the next Jordan and Shaq was making his defenders look like Sunday brunch. Those were the days when I was a diehard fan, watching countless games, idolizing the skilled athletes, and wishing to be in their shoes someday. In recent years, however, I’ve lost all interest in the NBA and the disgrace of a league that it’s become. So, how did this all happen? How did I go from being the biggest basketball fan I know to a despiser of the league and everything it represents? Let’s go back to the days when I was first followed basketball. I was in elementary school and some of my friends were Lakers fans. I watched a few games with them and really got into the action. I loved everything about the Lakers, from their players, to their history, to the color of their jerseys. I followed the team religiously as they won multiple championships. I couldn’t believe the team that played just an hour from where I lived was experiencing such tremendous success. They’d just won their third straight title and I couldn’t have been happier. The year they signed Payton and Malone was when my love for the game reached its peak. Watching five future hall of famers on the same team was incredible. Of course, the Lakers lost to the Pistons in the finals that year, and...
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...sier!™ ing Everything Ea Mak ta t i s t i c s S e nt ia l s Ess Learn: • Exactly what you need to know about statistical ideas and techniques • The “must-know” formulas and calculations • Core topics in quick, focused lessons Deborah Rumsey, PhD Auxiliary Professor and Statistics Education Specialist, The Ohio State University Statistics Essentials FOR DUMmIES ‰ by Deborah Rumsey, PhD Statistics Essentials For Dummies® Published by Wiley Publishing, Inc. 111 River St. Hoboken, NJ 07030-5774 www.wiley.com Copyright © 2010 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana Published simultaneously in Canada No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, scanning or otherwise, except as permitted under Sections 107 or 108 of the 1976 United States Copyright Act, without either the prior written permission of the Publisher, or authorization through payment of the appropriate per-copy fee to the Copyright Clearance Center, 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923, (978) 750-8400, fax (978) 646-8600. Requests to the Publisher for permission should be addressed to the Permissions Department, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030, (201) 748-6011, fax (201) 748-6008, or online at http://www.wiley.com/go/permissions. Trademarks: Wiley, the Wiley Publishing logo, For Dummies, the Dummies Man logo, A Reference for the Rest...
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...Blake A. Summer Conditioning Paper Mr. Chrisinger Shaquille O’Neal Shaquille Rashaun O’Neal was born March 6, 1972; Shaq went on to become one of the most dominant players in NBA history, helping his teams win NBA championships and Olympic Gold. Shaq has been an athlete, actor and musician. He attended Cole High School in San Antonia, Texas. Shaq, standing seven feet and 315 pounds, is arguably one of the most dominant players in NBA history. At Louisiana State he was named 1991 College Player of the Year and a unanimous first team and All American in both 1991 and 1992. He would drop out of college in 1992 to pursue his career in the NBA. The Orlando Magic drafted him with the 1st overall pick in the 1992 NBA Draft. In Shaq’s rookie season he was with the Orlando Magic, he finished in the top ten in scoring, rebounding, blocks and shooting percentage. Shaq would fail at the free throw line though. This is why other NBA centers would just foul him instead of letting him have an easy shot. This became known as “Hack-a-Shack”. He became the first player in NBA history to earn player of the week in only his first week in the league. He would be with the Orlando Magic from 1992 to 1996. Shaquille O’Neal, with the Los Angeles Lakers, would be one of his most set destinations over his career. After Shaquille became a free agent in the 95-96 seasons he would sign onto the Lakers roster for a seven year, $121 million dollar contract. He insisted he did not join the Lakers for the...
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...MIS-502, Fall-2015. NBA: Competing on Global Delivery with Akamai OS Streaming 1. Why is it important that all fans in the world have the same experience? A. It is very important that all fans in the world have the same experience to avoid the feeling of exclusion from the non- American fans. Akamai Company should maintain its website in an efficient manner which includes less streaming in video, RSS feeds etc. The NBA has real assets to expend itself around the world because, it contains numerous other countries players. Fans would be able to view whatever they want by using Akamai website with NBA. 2. Why is it important that individual franchise owners can build, manage, and distribute on the NBA platform their own content? A. Each team has its own franchise. Each team has to build its own image to become more powerful in franchise market. It is important that franchise owners are able to distribute the content, and publish the live events. Individual franchise owners will also able to gain exposure for their franchise with fans as well as business partners. The franchise owner is able to have access to a segment of the population that the NBA can’t reach. 3. Using the competitive forces model illustrated in Figure 2.3 of the text, analyze the NBA’s market situation. How does the use of Akamai help the NBA compete in this market? A. According to figure 2.3, there are five competitive forces which explained the E-commerce sway industry structure...
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...convince the audience that Michael Jordan is the greatest of them all Thesis: Michael Jordan is the greatest player of all time because no one in his mind could stop him. He was just a phenomenal athlete and his skills were so unique with a combination of fundamental soundness, grace, speed, power, artistry, a thirst for winning and that never went away. Jordan has single-handedly redefined the NBA superstar and is the NBA’s model of how to play. Attention getter: Show audience slides regarding Jordan’s stats and a small highlight video Main points: 1) What makes Jordan the greatest at his sport in the first place? 2) What are some of his major accomplishments? 3) How has he impacted the sports world culturally? Transition: Now let’s get into some of information about Jordan 1) What makes Jordan the greatest at his sport in the first place? a) Numerous NBA players have been quoted saying they grew up idolizing Jordan and the way he plays. His competitiveness, emotion while playing and his jaw dropping moves. b) 6 NBA Championship rings with 6 Finals MVP; he has been to the finals a total of 6 times and not ever lose 1 series, including never taking a series to a game 7! c) No previous champions have won this much without losing and not only that, he was in an era called the “Golden ages” which bred nothing but superstars at the time making the accomplishment even that much sweeter. Transition: I gave you...
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...Phil Jackson Eleven Rings: The Soul of Success By Joseph Osorio 11/29/14 Summary of Life Philip Douglas Jackson more commonly known as Phil Jackson has been considered to be one of the best coaches in NBA history. His approach and technique in coaching teams has not only caught the attention of NBA viewers but also of many leaders. As the head coach of the Chicago Bulls and the Los Angeles Lakers, Phil Jackson has won a total of 11 NBA world championships, surpassing the previous record of nine NBA world champions. His simplistic but effective approach is described in his book “11 Rings The Soul of Success.” Here he describes the struggle and the challenges he faced not only as a player but also as a coach and leader of different characters and unique teams. His holistic approach on making the team one as a whole has gained him many followers but also many critics. Phil Jackson was born on September 17, 1945 in the small town of Deer Lodge, Montana. Born to the son of two minister of God, Phil Jackson was raised in a conservative home where many things were not allowed. But during his early years in high school there was one thing that he could not let go, his passion for the beautiful game of basketball was induced. Phil Jackson began playing basketball at Williston, North Dakota where he led the team to two state titles. Jackson later attended the University of North Dakota and also played here for several years, before being drafted in 1967 in the second round by the New...
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...Black Mama Chosen Okonrende Devry University Professor Vanessa Holmes Your running for you life from this venomous serpent and you figure you have it beat and you’re now safe. Before you know it, the serpent is back and back with a vengeance. The average person would not be excited about this return, so it’s safe to say that Laker fans are not average citizens. The return of the Black Mamba has them more excited than a child hearing Santa coming down from the chimney. Laker Nation received an early Christmas present as one of the greatest players to put on a uniform let alone a Laker uniform, Kobe Bryant made his return from an Achilles injury that keep him out of the playoffs last season. Today’s game was not a playoff game, but the anticipation of the game was like that of a finals game 7. The Black Mamba returned to the court after being sidelined for the ending of last season and the first 19 games of this season. Staple Center was filled up with fans ready to cheer for the 11 time all star. When his name was called, the cheers ran out louder than they’ve ever been in the young season for the Lakers. Kobe started the game as expected and every time he touched the ball the crowd was overwhelmed with excitement, eager to see him score his first basket of the season. He was scoreless in the first quarter, but finally got in the books in the second quarter. Perhaps not in the way the fans wanted, but Lakers would take any points they could from the struggling Raptors...
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