Sandlot Stats:

Learning Statistics with Baseball

By: Stanley Rothman

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Hardcover | 14 January 2013

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Hardcover
592 Pages

Age
22+

Dimensions(cm)
18.7 x 26.1 x 4.1

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As Derek Jeter strolls toward the plate, the announcer tosses out a smattering of statistics-from hitting streaks to batting averages. But what do the numbers mean? And how can America's favorite pastime be a model for learning about statistics? Sandlot Stats is an innovative textbook that explains the mathematical underpinnings of baseball so that students can understand the world of statistics and probability.

Carefully illustrated and filled with exercises and examples, this book teaches the fundamentals of probability and statistics through the feats of baseball legends such as Hank Aaron, Joe DiMaggio, and Ted Williams-and more recent players such as Barry Bonds, Albert Pujols, and Alex Rodriguez. Exercises require only pen-and-paper or Microsoft Excel to perform the analyses.

Sandlot Stats covers all the bases, including
descriptive and inferential statistics
linear regression and correlation
probability
sports betting
probability distribution functions
sampling distributions
hypothesis testing
confidence intervals
chi-square distribution

Sandlot Stats offers information covered in most introductory statistics books, yet is peppered with interesting facts from the history of baseball to enhance the interest of the student and make learning fun.

Industry Reviews

""The book is very readable and well organized... High school statistics teachers could use this book as a course supplement or an enrichment source for sports-crazy students. Any college professor teaching a sports statistics course or looking for ways to enliven a traditional course would also find it interesting. Even baseball fans wanting to learn more about descriptive measures used in the game could benefit from Rothman's interesting exposition.""

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