SEMINAR PROFILE

M03 -
Mathematics and Statistics New Role in Sports Culture: Moneyball and Beyond

The sports world has always been a favorite source of examples and recreation for people who love mathematics and statistics, but only in recent years have the quant types moved from outsiders to insiders. In this seminar we look at how mathematical applications (including statistics analysis of players, efficient scheduling of teams and personnel, and examination of psychological phenomena like the 'hot hand') are applied in many sports. Baseball is the best known example, and we will discuss some of the work done there, as well as great examples from basketball, football, hockey, golf, figure skating and more! Many of the examples covered are adaptable for classroom use almost anywhere in the K-12 spectrum.

Scholar:

Rick Cleary

Location:

Harvard Hillel

Dates:

2/3/2011, 2/10/2011

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M03 -	Mathematics and Statistics New Role in Sports Culture: Moneyball and Beyond

	The sports world has always been a favorite source of examples and recreation for people who love mathematics and statistics, but only in recent years have the quant types moved from outsiders to insiders. In this seminar we look at how mathematical applications (including statistics analysis of players, efficient scheduling of teams and personnel, and examination of psychological phenomena like the 'hot hand') are applied in many sports. Baseball is the best known example, and we will discuss some of the work done there, as well as great examples from basketball, football, hockey, golf, figure skating and more! Many of the examples covered are adaptable for classroom use almost anywhere in the K-12 spectrum.

		Scholar:	Rick Cleary
		Location:	Harvard Hillel
		Dates:	2/3/2011, 2/10/2011