Welcome Class Period 1 Mr. Johnson Today, are going to learn about statistics. You will find out how statistics are used in sports.

Vocab. Statistics Mean Median Mode Range

Statistics - Numerical Data i.e. – Michael Jordan has won MVP of the NBA Finals in 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, and 1998.

Mean - The average value of a set of numbers i.e. – Michael Jordan, in , scored 3041 in 82 games. What is his average points per game? Total amount of points/Amount of games played Answer – 37.1

Medium - The middle number of the set of numbers i.e. – Michael Jordan has won the MVP award in the NBA five times. He won it in 1988, 1991, 1992, 1996, and What is the medium? Answer – 1992

Mode - The number that turns up most frequently i.e. – During Michael Jordan’s 15 year career, he averaged 83%, 82%, 83%, 81%, 83%, 83%, 84%, 78%, 84%, 85%,79%, 85%, 84%, 85%, and 84% at the free throw line. What was his mode? Answer – 83% & 84%

Range - The difference between the highest and the lowest number in the set of numbers. i.e. Michael Jordan started every game in a season in 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990 and What is the range? Answer –7–7

Web Search Search Espn.com Or NBA.com Find a basketball player that you didn’t know before this lesson Record their points per game for this past year and over their career and then compare it to your favorite player.

LeBron James LeBron James, in 2008 scored 2304 points throughout the entire season. Assuming he played all 82 games, what would be his average per game?

The Answer is a) b) c) d)

Dwanye Wade Dwayne Wade, in 2006, averaged 1.94 in a season. Assuming he played 82 games, how many total steals did he get?

The Answer is a) b) c) d)159159

Rajon Rondo Over the course of Rajon Rondo’s career, he recorded various amounts of averages of assists. Assist Averages: 3.8, 5.1, 8.2, 9.8, 11.2, 11.6 What is the mean, medium, and range?

The answer is… a)Medium: 9 b)Mean: 8.0 c)Range: 7.8

Conclusion As you can see, math is used in the real world other than teaching. * DID YOU KNOW: When you vote for an athlete to attend an All-Star game, that vote goes with all the others to determine who actually gets to attend the game?