Sandlot Stats: Learning Statistics with Baseball

by Stanley Rothman

Sandlot Stats uses the national pastime to help students who love baseball learn--and enjoy--statistics.

As Derek Jeter strolls toward the plate, the announcer tosses out a smattering of statistics--from hitting streaks to batting averages. But what do the numbers mean? And how can America's favorite pastime be a model for learning about statistics? Sandlot Stats is an innovative textbook that explains the mathematical...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1421406020
• ISBN13: 9781421406022
• Release Date: November 2012
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 592 Pages
• Weight: 3.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 7.3" x 10.1"