"It's in our hands. We have the ability to go out there and take it and fight for it." -Kristen Gengenbacher "It was a privilege to be here on a huge night for women's boxing, the support has been fantastic... This was my pro debut and the tests are only going to get tougher from here." -Katie Taylor, after her first Pro victory in boxing. "Nothing made me feel as good as surfing and, whatever markings of adolescence I might have had on the outside, on the inside I was starting to become a more confident girl." -Anna Dimond "The lesson that I learned from that was that it's tough to learn that your best isn't enough for someone. [Lacrosse is] an objective sport, and no matter how hard you work, your fate is in your coach's hands." -Blair Soden This is the series that features statistics and your favourite teams! What a great way to learn math! Today we're going to investigate the trouble with the Cleveland Browns (0-11). We need to find out what is wrong with this team as they look to get their first win tomorrow vs. the Giants. What is wrong with the Cleveland Browns?We need to find out and compare opponents' performances against them to see if their ability is higher than what the Browns have. How do we set this up? By stating the hypotheses! HypothesesNull: The Browns' opponents had the same ability against them. Alternative: The Browns' opponents had a higher ability when facing them. SimulationsThe stats for the opponents were found on pro-football-reference.com and I chose to use the amount of points scored (325) out of total offensive plays (742). The winning percentage for that was .438. Test statistic= 325 P-value= .53 Verdict= A higher ability is not plausible because the p-value is not below .5 but we conducted more trials and saw the p-value increase, which means they most likely have the same ability. For more fun, let's see how the Browns did! They'e scored 184 points from 661 total offensive plays, which gives them .278 as a winning percentage. Test Statistic= 184 P-value= .43 Uh-oh! Looks like the Browns may have a lower ability than they should. ConclusionThis may sound obvious but the trouble with the Browns is that they need to score more because defense is not allowing teams to be higher than their ability. Offense is performing at a low standard and needs to step it up.
Hope this team gets at least one win and then the 49ers get two wins so they can get 1st overall. "I just think that if I didn't get back to what it is that I truly love to do every day, if I didn't do that or if I delayed doing that, I think I would have been a lot more lost in this process [of losing a sibling]; And being back with my team and my coaches, they've helped so much." -Abby Elinsky "With any other sport, you had to be a certain size or had to have a certain physical [characteristic]. For a gymnast, you had to be really flexible and maybe petite in proportion. Volleyball or basketball, you had to be really tall. But in fencing ... if I worked at it, I was able to become good. I worked really hard, and I was able to excel quickly. It was exciting." -Karen Lieu This is what I'm thankful for in sports: Enjoy the day with your family!Like our friend Rick!
"I'm very grateful for everything and thankful for the support. And I've learned that when I grow up, I want to give back just like so many people have done for us." -Brooke Sheppard "It's been a little bizarre being the first woman on this side of the building. Like, where do we put you to change? What do we get you for apparel? Are you allowed to go here? Even on the sidelines I'll be stopped sometimes and told I can't enter because they think I'm media, or not being allowed in the locker room until you show them your credentials. But it's neat, because you feel you're at the beginning of something." -Jennifer Gibson, dietitian for the Chicago Bears. |
AuthorHi, I'm Jenna and I'm a sports fan! I've been avidly watching sports since 2011 because I found that by watching sports, I would be able to communicate with my dad and brother better. Ever since I got into sports, I've been able to enjoy myself more when I go to sporting events with my family. Archives
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