H-o-F Batting Averages
Part of Curriculum Unit:Who Is Good Enough for the Baseball Hall of Fame?
Abstract help
The determining factors for deciding which players get voted into the Hall of Fame are many. One of the possible factors is batting average. The students will get an explanation of what a batting average is and how to figure it. We will be adding, dividing and using per centages and then ranking the averages in order.
National Standards help
Data Analysis, Statistics, and Probability
Mathematics instructional programs should include attention to data analysis, statistics, and
probability so that all students
Pose questions and collect, organize, and represent data to answer those questions
Mathematics instructional programs should include attention to data analysis, statistics, and
probability so that all students
Pose questions and collect, organize, and represent data to answer those questions
Pre-requisite Skills help
Adding, Dividing, and ranking numbers
Student Activity help
Batting Averages!
Solving a Multistep Problem
In baseball the batting average of a player is determined
by dividing the number of times a player gets a hit by
number of times the player is up to bat.
1. How many times has the player been up to bat?
2. How many hits does the player have (include all
singles, doubles, triples, and homeruns).
3. Divide the number of hits by the number of at-bats.
(the number will be a decimal)
4. Multiply this number by 1000 and that's the batting average.
Now, choose a major league baseball team and find the inviduals
statistics and figure that teams batting averages.
Solving a Multistep Problem
In baseball the batting average of a player is determined
by dividing the number of times a player gets a hit by
number of times the player is up to bat.
1. How many times has the player been up to bat?
2. How many hits does the player have (include all
singles, doubles, triples, and homeruns).
3. Divide the number of hits by the number of at-bats.
(the number will be a decimal)
4. Multiply this number by 1000 and that's the batting average.
Now, choose a major league baseball team and find the inviduals
statistics and figure that teams batting averages.
Enrichment / Alternative Activity help
Have each class choose a different team. Within a class, divide a team roster amongst the class then rank the players according to their averages. They can also figure the team average. If other classes are doing the same, each class can do a different team and they can determine which team has the higher batting average.
Technology Requirements/Integration help
internet access