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A Probability Model for Golf Putting
Author(s) -
Gelman Andrew,
Nolan Deborah
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
teaching statistics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.425
H-Index - 13
eISSN - 1467-9639
pISSN - 0141-982X
DOI - 10.1111/1467-9639.00097
Subject(s) - class (philosophy) , probability distribution , trigonometry , point (geometry) , probability model , computer science , mathematics , statistics , artificial intelligence , geometry
We derive a model, using trigonometry and the Normal distribution, for the probability that a golf putt is successful. We describe a class activity in which we lead the students through the steps of examining the data, considering possible models, constructing a probability model and checking the fit. The model is,of necessity, oversimplified, a point which the class discusses at the end of the demonstration.