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Lucas
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What math field would be the best to explore for me?
I enjoy math as a whole and have always thought about something with statistics. I also really enjoy sports so a combination of the 2 would be cool. #math #sports #college
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Nicole Baillie
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Hi Lucas W. How awesome that you are showing an interest in math!!
I happen to do a good amount of work in statistics. To be clear, I think it is a great way to open my understanding on why things happen, why things change and how to estimate when those changes will occur.
As a practical matter, I suggest that gaining strength in algebra is a good start. The general idea of having to solve for a missing value, which is included in learning algebra, can be a good stepping stone to understanding trends that appear in statistical analysis. I think the other awesome thing about getting good foot hold in statistics is the fact that it can be used in many, many career lanes. The demand for knowing and understanding data includes the fundamentals of statistics. I imagine that having this skill set and being able to apply it to various parts of the sports world ( I am thinking car-racing and who does the fastest lap, batting averages and who has the best ones....for example :)) would not only be exciting but as you mentioned "would be cool".
I hope you find his answer helpful. Best of luck to you!
I happen to do a good amount of work in statistics. To be clear, I think it is a great way to open my understanding on why things happen, why things change and how to estimate when those changes will occur.
As a practical matter, I suggest that gaining strength in algebra is a good start. The general idea of having to solve for a missing value, which is included in learning algebra, can be a good stepping stone to understanding trends that appear in statistical analysis. I think the other awesome thing about getting good foot hold in statistics is the fact that it can be used in many, many career lanes. The demand for knowing and understanding data includes the fundamentals of statistics. I imagine that having this skill set and being able to apply it to various parts of the sports world ( I am thinking car-racing and who does the fastest lap, batting averages and who has the best ones....for example :)) would not only be exciting but as you mentioned "would be cool".
I hope you find his answer helpful. Best of luck to you!
Steven Peterson
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Hey Lucas,
Math is an incredibly interesting and broad field with many diverse applications. Statistics is a great field for people who want to analyze sports from a data based point of view. You can do a ton with statistics in or out of sports. To build up to statistics, knowledge of algebra, calculus and linear algebra (crucial for interacting with large amounts of interrelated data) is very important.
Understanding biomechanics is also incredibly important for playing sports at a high level. This requires knowledge of physics, which in turn requires knowledge of calculus, another field of mathematics.
Math is an incredibly interesting and broad field with many diverse applications. Statistics is a great field for people who want to analyze sports from a data based point of view. You can do a ton with statistics in or out of sports. To build up to statistics, knowledge of algebra, calculus and linear algebra (crucial for interacting with large amounts of interrelated data) is very important.
Understanding biomechanics is also incredibly important for playing sports at a high level. This requires knowledge of physics, which in turn requires knowledge of calculus, another field of mathematics.
Sierra Talbert
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I think statistics would be a great field to go into with your interests! You could also look at careers in actuarial science or epidemiology because many statistics majors and people with those careers work with sports statistics including ways to optimize gameplay and general bookkeeping.