1. Assignment 08 Due Monday, Feb 13
Youth Soccer (football) teams from several countries compete annually in an important international tournament.
The birth months (Jan=1, Feb=2, .. Dec=12) of the 288 boys competing in the 2005 under 16 division showed higher counts for the early months and lower counts for the later months.
Formulate and test a relevant hypothesis
If you find statistical significance, offer an opinion about how it came to be that early months are more prevalent.
Helsen, W.F., Van Winckel, J., and WIlliams, M., The relative age effect in youth soccer across Europe, Journal of Sports Sciences, June 2005; 23(6):

2. The Data look like….. ID
Birth Month 1 5 2 3 .
285
286
287
288