Heather Ervin

This two-volume anthology uses engaging examples from the world of sports to introduce students to critical concepts in mathematics and statistics. Volume 2 contains key lessons in probability and odds, supplementary counting rules, discrete random variables, and continuous random variables as they pertain to football, hockey, NASCAR, bowling, and more. The text also includes lessons on sampling distribution, single sample inferences, and linear regression, offering data from golf, gymnastics, swimming, soccer, and more to fully illustrate and support the learned concepts. Each lesson includes Common Core Standards, a comprehensive teaching guide, printable practice problems, and solutions. Lessons for Teaching Concepts in Mathematics and Statistics Using Sports, Volume 2 is well-suited for undergraduate courses in mathematics, statistics, and education. The book may be used independently or as a companion text. It can also be used for middle school and high school statistics courses.

This two-volume anthology uses engaging examples from the world of sports to introduce students to critical concepts in mathematics and statistics. Volume I is organized into eleven sections, which use data from golf, long jump, soccer, hockey, NASCAR, and wrestling to help illustrate statistical reasoning and effective data analysis. Topics discussed include population and samples, graphical methods, measures of central tendency, and measures of variability. The text also covers relative standing, detecting outliers, basic probability, and normal distribution and rules, including Chebyshev’s Rule and the Empirical Rule. Each lesson includes Common Core Standards, a comprehensive teaching guide, printable practice problems, and solutions. Lessons for Teaching Concepts in Mathematics and Statistics Using Sports, Volume 1 is well-suited for undergraduate courses in mathematics, statistics, and education. The book may be used independently or as a companion text. It can also be used for middle school and high school statistics courses.