The class had to use scatter plots in this assignment. We needed these plots to find the coefficient of correlation which was represented by R2. The rating percentage index was used along with another set of data to find the correlation coefficient which was represent by R. The correlation coefficient had to be a moderate correlation to use the unit as your main unit in your calculations. When you used the unit in your equation, you had to fill out a bracket after your calculations of all 64 teams in March Madness. I ended up doing the three point field goal attempts as my unit to match up with the RPI. It was hard to get a strong correlation because of many reasons. One reason could be of illness or emotional stress of the players playing.
Ferrauti et al did a research study on top level tennis players. Their study was to see how blood glucose levels fluctuated over the course of multiple tournaments and practice matches, as well as to verify how many of these tennis players encountered hypoglycemia as a result of playing too much and not getting adequate nutrition to keep blood glucose levels balanced. Ferrauti et al interviewed 147 tournament tennis players. Their purpose was to find out how many of those athletes experienced hypoglycemic symptoms. Of the 147 male tennis players, 94 of them confirmed that they had encountered hypoglycemic symptoms. That means that over half of the players had decreases in their blood glucose levels. This study had the players play one singles match and one doubles under tournament conditions and practice conditions.
Each March, there arises some kind of brouhaha across the country or at least within the four walls of colleges across the United States. The cause is the highly regarded single-elimination tournament officially known as the NCAA Men’s Division 1 Championship, and colloquially as the March Madness. As described by Chris Suellentrop on the 6th Floor Blogs of the “New York Times” magazine, this “is the greatest sporting event of the year, and in particular, the tournament’s first weekend serves up the most entertaining four days in sports.” (Suellentrop 2011)
We tried to find out how certain basketball statistics affect winning percentage for a NCAA Division I basketball team. We used the entire NCAA division I 1999-2000 season statistics. We considered the following statistics: Field Goals, Free Throws, Personal Fouls, Turnovers, 3 Pointers, Blocks, & Steals.
As explained early on in this article, football can cause several physical and mental injuries either instantly or in the near future. This is due to the constantly tackling, hitting, and screaming from all the players and coaches. Because of these intense actions, football can increase the chance of dementia-like symptoms in players. This was examined by Ann Mckee, a neuropathologist, who ran several tests in the Veterans Hospital
Dr. Pietro Tonino stated that “College athletes are putting themselves at risk for health problems that could persist long after they graduate.” (sciencedaily.com). The college athletes today risk their health when they step onto the court or field for their college, and get little in return. According to sciencedaly.com, there was a study published in The American Journal of Sports Medicine. Researches at Indiana University organized an analysis of two groups of people. One crowd was made up of middle-aged college graduates who played division one sports. The supplemented group comprised of middle-aged college graduates who did not participate in sports. The study showed they were in much poorer physical condition, and agonized from a number of things including depression, fatigue, and sleep disturbances. The non-athletes portrayed much less signs of wear and tear.
The onset of symptoms are sometimes seen about eight to ten years after an individual retires from their sport, which roughly equates to someone aged thirty to fifty years old (Baugh et al., 2012; Wortzel et al., 2013; Karantzoulis and Randolph, 2013). As with all diseases, symptoms can range from mild to severe. Researchers have found a positive correlation between the number of brain injuries sustained during a length of time playing a sport and the severity of symptoms (McKee et al., 2009). The specific brain regions affected by CTE are often debated, but some of the areas most commonly agreed upon to show deterioration are: limbic system (thalamus, hypothalamus, amygdala, mammillary bodies), hippocampus, cerebral cortex, frontal lobes, substantia nigra, and the brainstem (McKee et al., 2009; Baugh et al., 2012).... ...
To begin, one rationale for athletes being more likely to experience depression is most retired sports competitors struggle to fill the void of playing their game. According to Elena Schneider and Cara Cooper, “Sports psychologists say that even though many student-athletes
Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy also known as CTE is a degenerative disease of the brain that is most common in athletes, military veterans and others who have experienced significant brain trauma. In athletes it is most common players who have played in the NFL. The disease cannot be diagnosed until the affected person has died and has had a postmortem neuropathological analysis. CTE was first discussed in 1928 by Dr. Harrison Martland, when he described boxers as having Punch Drunk Syndrome, a certain type of CTE [1]. It occurs due to repeated brain trauma over and extended period of time and symptoms of CTE can begin to occur any time from a few years after retirement to decades after a player has retired, although it could vary. Symptoms include, memory loss, impaired judgement, confusion, impulse control problems, aggression, depression, suicidal tendencies, Parkinson’s disease and dementia. Many players have succumbed to these symptoms, more specifically suicidal tendencies, as many players who have donated their brains for research have committed suicide. On many occasions the NFL has denied that there is a link between American Football and CTE but on Monday 14th March 2016 the NFL’s top health and safety officer acknowledged that there is a link between football related
can lead to long term brain damage and even death after a player’s career. Many feel that the
The brute force of the game is what draws millions of people around to the world to come and watch. However, what millions of Americans don't see if the consequences of what makes the game how great it is today, the hits. With players getting bigger faster and stronger it only leaves players in more danger of getting injured. Concussions are one of the most common injuries among NFL players mainly because of the constant contact, and how the design of the helmet is to protect against major head injuries, not concussions. CTE is common in many NFL players, and most former NFL players. A study by the national institute for Occupational safety and health found that, “the brain tissue of 59 of 62 deceased former NFL players tested positive for CTE” also when studying, “the causes of death of 3,439 former NFL players concluded they were three times as likely as the general population to die from degenerative brain diseases,such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's”(Karaim). However there has been remarkable facts on how CTE has been found in NFL players more commonly than any other sport the NFL refuses to acknowledge that there is any correlation between player who played professional football and CTE. Because of this direct correlation of football and CTE many players are unable to work of fully function after their career as a professional
Loss of sleep shows the dedication needed to play professional baseball. A player has to show up on time to practices, and games which require loss of sleep. Many people are not
Within the past year, the NFL has finally acknowledged for the first time the link between football and CTE after denying it for years; and getting hit with countless lawsuits from former players that filed for personal injuries lawsuit and compensation claims.
Scatter plots are similar to line graphs in that they both use horizontal and vertical axes to plot data points. The closer the data aims to making a straight line, the higher the correlation between the two variables, or the stronger the relationship(MSTE,n.d) The scatter plot above does not have a straight line formation, so that showing that there is not a strong relationship between the two variables of GPA and final.
pressure it helps you relax for a period of time. Getting rid of popular sports
Sports and performance anxiety often go hand-in-hand. When a competitor ‘freezes’ in the big moment or commits an inexplicable error, anxiety, in one of its many guises, is very often the root cause. Anxiety is a natural reaction to threats in the environment and part of the preparation