COURSE DESCRIPTION
Our class will examine and explore statistical concepts with the lens of sports. During our class meetings, I will introduce the concepts and we will complete exercises together. With group work, students will have a better understanding and gain practice. In addition, students will have opportunities to continue their exploration with investigative projects and practice independently outside of class.

TOPICS BY WEEK
Week #1: December 10, 2023 - December 16, 2023
Chapter 1: Testing Claims in Sports
Is Steph Curry a Streaky Shooter?
Section 1: Modeling Athletic Performance
Section 2: Simulating Athletic Performance
Section 3: Other Applications (It's not just sports)
Chapter 1 Summary
Chapter Review Exercises
Chapter 1 Investigative Project
　
Week #2: December 17, 2023 - December 23, 2023
Chapter 2: Analyzing Categorical Variables
Did Cam Newton Choke in the Super Bowl?
Section 1: Displaying Categorical Data
Section 2: Tests for a Single Percentage
Section 3: Simulating with Technology and the State-Simulate-Conclude Process
Section 4: Other Applications (It's not just sports)
Chapter 2 Summary
Chapter 2 Investigative Project

Week #3: December 24, 2023 - December 30, 2023
Chapter 3: Comparing Two Percentages
Do NFL Teams have a Home-Field Advantage?
Section 1: Summarizing Relationships between Two Categorical Variables
Section 2: Tests for a Difference in Percentages
Section 3: Simulating with Technology and the State-Simulate-Conclude Process
Section 4: Other Applications (It's not just sports)
Chapter 3 Summary
Chapter Review Exercises
Chapter 3 Investigative Project

Week #4: December 31, 2023 - January 6, 2024
Chapter 4: Experiments
Can You Visualize Success?
Section 1: Experiments and Observational Studies
Section 2: Designing Experiments
Section 3: Analyzing Experiments with Two Categorical Variables
Section 4: Type I and Type II Errors
Section 5: Other Applications (It's not just sports)
Chapter 4 Summary
Chapter Review Exercises
Chapter 4 Investigative Project
　
Week #5: January 7, 2024 - January 13, 2024
Chapter 5: Conditional Probability and Strategy in Sports
Should You Go for It on Fourth Down?
Section 1: Probability and Two-Way Tables
Section 2: Conditional Probability and Independence
Section 3: Tree Diagrams and Multiplication Rules
Section 4: Win Probability and Strategy in Sports
Section 5: Other Applications (It's not just sports)
Section 5 Exercises
Chapter 5 Summary
Chapter Review Exercises
Chapter 5 Investigative Project
　
Week #6: January 14, 2024 - January 20, 2024
Chapter 6: Analyzing Quantitative Variables
Do Rested Teams Play Better Defense?
Section 1: Displaying Quantitative Data
Section 2: Measuring Center and Variability
Section 3: Outliers and Boxplots
Section 4: Other Applications (It's not just sports)
Chapter 6 Summary
Chapter Review Exercises
Chapter 6 Investigative Project

Week #7: January 21, 2024 - January 27, 2024
Chapter 7: Comparing Two Means or Medians
Do Sports Drinks Keep You Hydrated?
Section 1: Tests for a Difference Between Two Means
Section 2: Technology and the State-Simulate-Conclude Process
Section 3: Tests for a Difference Between Two Medians
Section 4: Other Applications (It's not just sports)
Chapter 7 Summary
Chapter Review Exercises
Chapter 7 Investigative Project

Week #8: January 28, 2024 - February 3, 2024
Chapter 8: Exploring Paired Data
Can a swimsuit make you faster?
Section 1: Analyzing Paired Data
Section 2: Tests for a Mean Difference
Section 3: Technology and the State-Simulate-Conclude Process
Section 4: Other Applications (It's not just sports)
Chapter 8 Summary
Chapter Review Exercises
Chapter 8 Investigative Project

Week #9: February 4, 2024 - February 10, 2024
Chapter 9: More Measures of Variability
Which 7-Iron is More Consistent?
Section 1: Measuring Variability with the Mean Absolute Deviation
Section 2: Measuring Variability with the Standard Deviation
Section 3: Tests for a for a Difference in Two Standard Deviations
Section 4: Other Applications (It's not just sports)
Chapter 9 Summary
Chapter Review Exercises
Chapter 9 Investigative Project

Week #10:  February 11, 2024 - February 17, 2024
Chapter 10: Standardized Scores and Normal Distributions
Who Should I Draft for my Fantasy Baseball Team?
Section 1: Standardized Scores (z-scores)
Section 2: Normal Distributions and the 68-95-99.7 Rule
Section 3: Normal Distribution Calculations
Section 4: Other Applications (It's not just sports)
Chapter 10 Summary
Chapter Review Exercises
Chapter 10 Investigative Project

Week #11: February 18, 2024 - February 24, 2024
Chapter 11: Sampling with Confidence
What is America's Favorite Sport to Watch?
Section 1: Sampling and Bias
Section 2: Sampling Variability and Confidence Intervals
Section 3: Estimating ABILITY with Confidence Intervals
Section 4: Other Applications (It's not just sports)
Chapter 11 Summary
Chapter Review Exercises
Chapter 11 Investigative Project

Week #12: February 25, 2024 - March 2, 2024
Chapter 12: Relationships between Two Quantitative Variables
Teeing Off: Hit it Long or Hit it Straight?
Section 1: Displaying Relationships
Section 2: Correlation
Section 3: Testing the Correlation
Section 4: Other Applications (It's not just sports)
Chapter 12 Summary
Chapter Review Exercises
Chapter 12 Investigative Project

Week #13: March 3, 2024 - March 9, 2024
Chapter 13: Using Relationships to Make Predictions
How Can We Build a Better Baseball Team?
Section 1: Predictions and Residuals
Section 2: Least-Squares Regression Lines
Section 3: Assessing a Least-Squares Regression Line
Section 4: Regression to the Mean
Section 5: Other Applications (It's not just sports)
Chapter 13 Summary
Chapter Review Exercises
Chapter 13 Investigative Project