1/14/2013

Introductions

Course Roster

Course Web Page

• Links on course web page - suggestions are welcome

Syllabus

Additional articles (Mitchell Report.pdf) in our course directory

Sample Presentations

• See old web page - ST:Statistics in Sports
• Our first case study (Ricky Henderson - open P:\Data\MATH\Hartlaub\SportsStats\Albert\Case_1_1.mtw).

What is Statistics?

• Statistics is the science of collecting, organizing, and interpreting numerical information.

Getting Started with Minitab

• I suggest creating a subdirectory on your H:\drive for Math 116.
• Reaction time experiment (record 3 reaction times, the gender of the "catcher," and the class of the "catcher")

Reading Assignment - Please read Chapter 1for class on Wednesday.