Who is More Likely to Win?
Task
In this task, students examine the association between winning the toss and winning the game using column-wise relative frequencies in a two-way dot plot. Learning Outcomes: Students will be able to: Graph bivariate categorical data Analyze a two-way dot plot showing column-wise relative frequencies Investigate patterns of association between tosses won and sport matches won
The IPL is here again! The season was kicked off on April 9 with the Mumbai Indians taking on the Royal Challengers Bangalore. Cricket Pundits have started making predictions about outcomes of the matches and the social media is abuzz with them. In this task, you will work with real data to assess the likelihood of a team winning the match given that they also win the toss. Dig in to investigate!
Topics and standards: Percentages, Grades 9-12, Dot Plots, Grade 7, Association Between Categorical Variables