What wins basketball games?
Document Type
Oral Presentation
Campus where you would like to present
SURC 202
Start Date
16-5-2013
End Date
16-5-2013
Abstract
Most people say that free throws win basketball games. Others say that rebounds or three-point field goals win games. How do we know what has the biggest effect on winning or losing a game? By using the statistics program SPSS, and the data we have collected from several NCAA Division I men’s basketball games, we run tests to determine which factors have the biggest effect on winning or losing a game. By simply looking at the statistics, can we determine which team will win? We will look at the Gonzaga Bulldogs and their toughest opponents to help us determine which factor is the most influential in winning a basketball game.
Recommended Citation
Ordonez, Christina and Bowe, Jamie, "What wins basketball games?" (2013). Symposium Of University Research and Creative Expression (SOURCE). 79.
https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/source/2013/oralpresentations/79
Additional Mentoring Department
Mathematics
What wins basketball games?
SURC 202
Most people say that free throws win basketball games. Others say that rebounds or three-point field goals win games. How do we know what has the biggest effect on winning or losing a game? By using the statistics program SPSS, and the data we have collected from several NCAA Division I men’s basketball games, we run tests to determine which factors have the biggest effect on winning or losing a game. By simply looking at the statistics, can we determine which team will win? We will look at the Gonzaga Bulldogs and their toughest opponents to help us determine which factor is the most influential in winning a basketball game.
Faculty Mentor(s)
Dominic Klyve