1. Which Sport Should Lauren Mitchell Play?

2. Criteria and Measures Cost Commitment Enjoyment Safety
Cost Per Session
Equipment/Uniform Cost
Commitment
Hours per week for practice/games
Number of Games
Enjoyment
Group or Individual
Lifelong Sport
Enthusiasm to Play
Safety
Potential for Injury
Long Term Negative Effects

3. How Was it Measured? Categorical Measure How Was it Measured?
Continuous Measures
Participation Cost
Equipment Cost
Hours for Practice
Number of Games
Enthusiasm
Potential for Injury
How Was it Measured?
The total cost per session. Proportional $25 - $500
Cost of any addition equipment/uniform. Proportional $25 - $200
Number of hour required each week. Proportional 2 to 10
Total number of games/recitals each session. Proportional 1 to 12
A ranking given by Lauren. Proportional 1 to 10
Injuries per 1000 participants. Proportional 1 to 20
Categorical Measure
Group or Individual
Lifelong Sport
Longterm Negative Effects
How Was it Measured?
Group – 1, Individual – 0
Yes – 1, No – 0
High – .3, Moderate – .6, low – .9

4. Sport Participation Cost (per session) Equipment Cost
Hours per week for practice
Number of games per season
Group or Individual
Enthusiasm
Lifelong Sport
Potential for Injury
Long Term Negative Effects
Soccer
$75.00
$60.00 3 10
Group 6 No
16.4
Moderate
Dance
$150.00
$120.00 2 9
17.5
High
Gymnastics
$380.00
$25.00
3.5
Individual
15.2
Swimming
$250.00
$40.00 4
Yes
6.5
Low
Tennis
$35.00 8 7
9.8
Basketball
$30.00
7.7
Golf
$180.00 5
1.4

5. Sport
Participation Cost (per session)
Equipment Cost
Hours per week for practice
Number of games per season
Group or Individual
Enthusiasm
Lifelong Sport
Potential for Injury
Long Term Negative Effects
Soccer
0.89
0.80
0.75
0.82 1
0.56
0.18
0.6
Dance
0.74
0.46
0.09
0.13
0.3
Gymnastics
0.25
1.00
0.625
0.45
0.24
Swimming
0.53
0.91
0.5
0.11
0.68
0.9
Tennis
0.94
0.64
0.67
0.51
Basketball
0.97
0.55
0.22
0.62
Golf
0.29
0.27
0.44
0.93

6. Participation Cost (per session)
Equipment Cost
Hours per week for practice
Number of games per season
Group or Individual
Enthusiasm
Lifelong Sport
Potential for Injury
Long Term Negative Effects
Rank 2 3 5 7 6 1 9 4 8
Points 70 60 45 25 35
100 10 50 15
Weight
0.171
0.146
0.110
0.061
0.085
0.244
0.024
0.122
0.037

7. Sport
Participation Cost (per session)
Equipment Cost
Hours per week for practice
Number of games per season
Group or Individual
Enthusiasm
Lifelong Sport
Potential for Injury
Long Term Negative Effects
Soccer
0.153
0.117
0.082
0.050
0.085
0.136
0.000
0.022
Dance
0.126
0.067
0.110
0.006
0.217
0.015
0.011
Gymnastics
0.043
0.146
0.069
0.028
0.244
0.029
Swimming
0.090
0.134
0.055
0.027
0.024
0.033
Tennis
0.138
0.039
0.163
0.062
Basketball
0.137
0.142
0.054
0.075
Golf
0.115
0.042
0.017
0.108
0.113

8. The World’s #1 Sport!!! And The Winner Is… Sport Final Score Soccer
0.667
Dance
0.636
Gymnastics
0.570
Swimming
0.558
Tennis
0.620
Basketball
0.631
Golf
0.562
The World’s #1 Sport!!!