"Specific goals are important in our daily lives because they get us out of bed in the morning." -Hillary Biscay "In college, I would run and repeat in my mind, 'NCAA 10K champ, NCAA 10K champ.' Now, mine has changed and is usually something like, 'Fastest mama of four ever, fastest mama of four ever.'" -Clara Peterson One of the four teams fighting for the Draft Lottery at this point in the season, the Colorado Avalanche is having an even worse season this year than last year with a league low 27 points in 40 games. Many losses are in the record books this season, which asks the question... Should the Colorado Avalanche be considered a cold and streaky team?HypothesesNull: The Avalanche are not a cold, streaky team and their losses are not affected by the loss before. (More than 5%) Alternative: The Avalanche are cold and steaky and have losses that are affected by the previous loss. (Less than 5%) How this experiment worksWe find all the totals of wins and losses for all 40 games this season and put them in order. Then we find how many occur with three in a row since there is a total less than 50 (we would search for 5 or more with 50). After that, we look for how many times a streak of 3 more would occur in this way and see if it is special to this team or not. SimulationHere's what we entered in the information part to find streaks of 3 or more losses: SSSSSFSFFSFFSFFSFSFSSFFFFFFSFSFFFFFSFFFFFSF 393/400= 98.25%, a large value. ConclusionIt is plausible to believe that the Colorado Avalanche are NOT on a cold streak. Interesting... An avalanche that is not cold for a long time... hmmm... must be some issues with the environment in Colorado...
"The more you see it and tell yourself you're getting there, the more your brain will really start to believe it And often just believing it's possible is half the battle!" -Alyssa Godesky "A goal has to be specific and measurable -- 'I want to get fitter someday' doesn't help, but 'I want to run a half-marathon and be able to do 20 pushups by the end of the year' does." -Kelly O'Mara "It was amazing, I've tried dunking in practice but never in a game. To do it in a game and get it on film to show the world was a great opportunity." -Francesca Belibi “Hockey is very cool. When I was small my older brother played. I watched his games and I liked it, so I wanted to play.” -Sena Takenaka "It was so awkward because no one is cheering, they are all just staring at you. You feel like an insane animal in a zoo exhibit." -Emily Martin* *pseudonym, since a mascot's identity is secretive.
"Especially when you're a college player, you have a bunch of little girls that look up to you, You can put positive things on social media that can impact them." -Tatum Veitenheimer “I was very nervous at first, but the older girls took me in and told me I was there for a reason. As the [2015 U18 Worlds] tournament went on, my confidence went up. It pushed me to be a better player.” -Cayla Barnes Make sure to follow the U18 Womens' Worlds right now in the Czech Republic!
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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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