Basketball+Statistics


 * Basketball Statistics Project**

Name

Partner

To begin choose a player in either the NBA or the WNBA. Then go to either the [|__NBA__] or [|__WNBA__] webpage to find his/her statistics. Each person needs to complete items 1 to 7 **on their own**; however, I want you to work with your partner to answer questions 8, 9, and 10.

1. Which player did you choose? (1pt)

2. What are his/her points per game (PPG) or scoring average (AVG)? (1pt)

3. If you are trying to determine how many total points your player will get in the season, can his/her PPG be considered a constant rate of change (also called slope)? (1pt)

Why or why not? Explain using at least one complete sentence. (3pts)

4. Assuming this player scores his/her average every single game, what mathematical operation would you use to figure out how many total points this player would have after playing two games? (1pt)

5. What is the starting point for the relationship between total points for a player and games played? (1pt)

Explain in at least one complete sentence why this is the starting point (also called y-intercept). (3pts)

6. Using your constant rate of change and starting point, write a linear equation (in the form y = mx) for the relationship between total points and games played. (4pts)

7. Use your equation to complete this chart pertaining to your basketball player only. (4pts)


 * x (number of games played) || 0 || 15 || 30 || 45 || 60 || 75 ||
 * y (number of points scored in season) ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||


 * Complete Questions 8,9, and 10 with your partner. However, you still will need to turn in separate and different graphs for question 8.**

8. Graph the ordered pairs you created in Question 7. (Be sure to label both axes on your graph and clearly identify the scale you use on each axis.)

9. Is it realistic to believe that your basketball player’s points per game (or average) will remain the same throughout the season? What variables will cause it to change? Use at least two complete sentences to answer the question. (2pts)

How will a change in his points per game average affect the total number of points he scores in the season? Use a complete sentence to answer the question. (2pts)

10. State 2 ways you could use this information in daily life. Use at least two complete sentences. (2pts)

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