6.5.6 Predict the frequency of the occurrence of future events based on data.

March Madness By: T.J. Bechtel

Gathering Data You will do research based on last years bracket Gather wins/losses each seed had Chart this information Information on NCAA Tournament

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/tournament/bracket

Charts

Configuring Data From the information charted create another chart

Showing winning percentage Will allow you to make your prediction based on higher winning

percentages

Charts

Making Predictions Now after observing your information you will predict the

winners based on the information you collected as well as prior knowledge of the season

This is not the only method of making NCAA March Madness tournament predictions

This may help with some students who know little about basketball teams

Completing Your Bracket The next slide is a blank bracket The tournament bracket will come out in the early spring You can have the students write their teams and their

predictions on the Promethean Board.

Bracket