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Hot Hand
Gustafson, Kristian; Reifman, Alan
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Description for Hot Hand
Hardback. Upon witnessing a series of outstanding (or awful) performances, a sports fan or announcer may wonder, What are the odds of that happening? In fact, statisticians have shown that, for the most part, athletic streaks occur about as often as would be expected by random chance. Num Pages: 192 pages, 8 b 7 tables; 8 figures; notes; index. BIC Classification: WSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 23. Weight in Grams: 431.
Upon witnessing a series of outstanding (or awful) performances, a sports fan or announcer may wonder, What are the odds of that happening? In fact, statisticians have shown that, for the most part, athletic streaks occur about as often as would be expected by random chance. If one flips a coin a thousand times, many “streaks” of consecutive heads (or tails) will occur along the way. This counterintuitive finding implies that the notion of momentum in sports is greatly overstated.After a brief initial foundation on the study of streaks and relevant methods of statistical analysis, Alan Reifman focuses on actual ... Read more
Upon witnessing a series of outstanding (or awful) performances, a sports fan or announcer may wonder, What are the odds of that happening? In fact, statisticians have shown that, for the most part, athletic streaks occur about as often as would be expected by random chance. If one flips a coin a thousand times, many “streaks” of consecutive heads (or tails) will occur along the way. This counterintuitive finding implies that the notion of momentum in sports is greatly overstated.After a brief initial foundation on the study of streaks and relevant methods of statistical analysis, Alan Reifman focuses on actual ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
Dulles, United States
ISBN
9781597977135
SKU
V9781597977135
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About Gustafson, Kristian; Reifman, Alan
Alan Reifman teaches in the College of Human Sciences at Texas Tech University and writes the popular blog Hot Hand. He lives in Lubbock, Texas.
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