Mixture of Normal Distributions Body Mass Indices Among NBA, WNBA, EPL, and NHL Athletes
Data Body Mass Indices (BMI) Among Professional Athletes in 4 Leagues NBA ( ) – N 1 = 505, 1 = 24.74, 1 = 1.72 WNBA (2014) – N 2 = 139, 2 = 23.14, 2 = 2.10 EPL (2015) – N 3 = 526, 3 = 23.02, 3 = 1.71 NHL ( ) – N 4 = 717, 4 = 26.50, 4 = 1.45 Distributions are approximately Normal Weights (proportions of players by league): 1 = 2 = 3 = 4 =
Mixture of Normal Distributions
Sports League Model for BMI Obtained using =average(a2:a1888) =var.p(a2:a1888)