Are Seven-Game Baseball Playoffs Fairer?.

May, E. Lee, Jr.

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ERIC Number: EJ455051

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1992

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Are Seven-Game Baseball Playoffs Fairer?

May, E. Lee, Jr.

Mathematics Teacher, v85 n7 p528-31 Oct 1992

Presents mathematical models to determine whether seven-game baseball playoff series are significantly fairer than five-game series. Compares the results obtained from the models to actual playoff results. (MDH)

Descriptors: Baseball, Competition, Enrichment Activities, Learning Activities, Mathematical Applications, Mathematical Enrichment, Mathematical Models, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Instruction, Probability, Problem Solving, Secondary Education, Statistics

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher

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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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