The Between Math And Sports - 1680 Words

Introduction Most people are familiar with sports rules and terminology; however, they are not always aware of the important role that math plays in sports. A myriad of data on players, teams, divisions and leagues is provided by the media and the sports world. You have been selected to explore the numerous connections between math and sports. The Tasks You are probably familiar with professional sports and stay abreast of scores and standing for your favorite teams. In each webquest below, you will engage in web-based inquiry to answer the questions presented and to perform the tasks required. These tasks will require a computer, access to the web, graph paper (see the math resources below), paper, pencil and a ruler. Access to a†¦show more content†¦Find historical player stats for 20 baseball players from the 2009 season. Compute the batting average for each player. Create a table for your results. How does a batting average measure a player s performance? Part II: Earned Run Average What is an Earned Run Average? How is an ERA calculated? Gather pitching stats for Earned Runs (ER) and Number of Innings Pitched (IP). Calculate the ERA for each pitcher. Create a table for your results. How does an earned run average measure a pitcher s performance? WebQuest 2 - Win-Loss Percentage Win-Loss Percentage is important data for any team. For example, WL% can be computed for a baseball team. However, WL% is also used in other sports. Try our Lessons on Understanding Percent, then do the following: Look at win and loss data for teams in football. For example, the NFL. Compute the WL% for five teams in a league, five in a conference and five in a division. Create a table for your results. Look at win and loss data for teams in basketball, for example, the NBA. Compute the WL% for ten teams of your choice. Create a table for your results. What other sports use WL%? Is WL% always expressed as a percentage? Explain your answer. WebQuest 3 - The NBA Draft Lottery The NBA Draft Lottery is an annual event held by the National Basketball Association in which the teams who had missed the playoffs in the previous season participate in a lottery process to determine the draft order in the NBA Draft. The lottery is normally