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    Chapter 4 Review Copy

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    Test 4A AP Statistics Name: Directions: Do all of your work on these sheets. Part 1: Multiple Choice. Circle the letter corresponding to the best answer. 1. I measure a response variable Y at each of several times. A scatterplot of log Y versus time of measurement looks approximately like a positively sloping straight line. We may conclude that (a) the correlation between time of measurement and Y is negative‚ since logarithms of positive fractions (such as correlations) are negative

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    Moneyball

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    Oakland Athletics was the first franchise to apply Moneyball to the Major Leagues. Billy Beane did this because his team is a small market franchise‚ which means that they do not bring in as much revenue and TV ratings as other franchises. These small market teams have to rely on the draft and developing players‚ while the big market teams go out during free agency and sign big name players who are already established at the Major League level. The theme of Moneyball is changing the game of baseball by

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    Steroids in Baseball

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    Final Draft Daniel Portillo University of Phoenix Res/110 Alberto Sbrizzi MU09UC06 February 10‚ 2010 Introduction The use of steroids in amateur and professional sports has been present since the 1950’s. Did you know that Major League Baseball was the first sports organization to implement a comprehensive drug testing policy? This policy launched because of the findings of a bottled substance of androstendione a form of steroids in Mark McGwire’s locker. Unfortunately at this

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    First off‚ what’s the one thing people love watching in sports‚ specifically baseball? It’s obviously the hard hits and homerun balls being hit out of the ballpark. Lately in the NFL (National Football League) players have been caught using anabolic steroids. One well known player that was caught recently is Brian Cushing‚ the 2009 AFC rookie of the year. During that summer he was caught with a form of a steroid in his system. In return‚ they had to revote

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    PROJ598

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    PROJ598 – Contract and Procurement Management Request for Proposal New Ballfield The Louisville Sluggers‚ Inc address phone name email session TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS This will be single source negotiated contract. The instructions to the Contractor are provided below. 1.1. General Description of Work This work shall deliver is facilities to include the construction of one baseball field that will accommodate a semi-pro baseball team‚ the

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    Steroids and Hall of Fame

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    to play the game. I am almost certain the world’s strongest man could not hit a home run on a major league field‚ so why punish those who have used steroids? Steroids are not like magic and transform and average man into a baseball icon‚ so players should not be held out of the Hall of Fame for an “illegal substance.” Critics argue that steroids are illegal and harm the game of baseball. Major League Baseball (MLB) did not enact its anti-steroid policy until 2004. So‚ why are athletes getting

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    American to play in the major leagues‚ In “Warriors Don’t cry” By Melba Patillo Beals‚ she was the first African American to go to an all white school‚ and In the “The Father of Chinese Aviation” by Rebecca Maksel‚ Feng Ru brought aviation to China. Jackie Robinson‚ Melba Pattillo Beals‚ and Feng Ru all faced turning points in their life and in the process changed their country and society. Jackie Robinson decided to fight to be the first African American player in the major leagues. He also helped stop

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    In the world of professional sports‚ many of the athletes‚ managers and owners consider it to be a business more than sport. Players being traded‚ coaches being fired‚ and entire teams being sold are all a result of the financial implications often related to the organization’s success. Every so often‚ you hear of a blockbuster trade that can impact not only a single player or team‚ but even an entire city or country. Twenty-two years ago‚ the Edmonton Oilers and the Los Angeles Kings completed a

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    the bat‚ ball‚ and glove that make those sounds possible have undergone major transformations since the early days of the game. The technology of baseball has improved significantly since 1884. II. Body Among the necessities to play a baseball game is the baseball. Since the game’s beginnings‚ the ball has always been between nine and 9 ¼ inches in circumference and five to 5 ¼ ounces (Honig 125). There have been two major time periods in baseball with regards to the ball: the Dead Ball Era and

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    Jargons

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    According to Leslie Savan in her article “Black Talk and Pop Culture” she states that today’s language is heavily influenced by what she calls black talk. Words like “yo‚” “bro‚” and “player” have found their way into today’s culture. Similarly many major sports use jargon but three familiar ones are volleyball‚ baseball‚ and basketball. Bump‚ set‚ and spike are the three main components of volleyball. These three words are everyday words for lovers of this sport‚ but for others‚ volleyball lingo

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