Weighing percentages, Chargers measure up
San Diego Union Tribune, United States -
An associate dean in the college of business at San Diego State, Lackritz, who teaches a course in statistics for those enrolled in the school's sports MBA program, has addressed the probabilities involved in determining the shape of the NFL playoffs. He assigns the Chargers an 87.4 percent likelihood of claiming home-field advantage through the AFC eliminations.
2006-12-31
Major Wager Bowl Preview Series: Gator Bowl (Bowl #24) By SH
MajorWager.com inc, Canada -
It's hard to preview a game involving a quarterback with no experience. So, we'll pick our spots with some topics within the categories. In some of the earlier previews, we mentioned that West Virginia was one of those "bully" teams that loves to run up the score on patsies, but often gets pushed off the line of scrimmage when they have to play quality opposition. It might seem odd to some of you (maybe many, maybe almost all!) that we'd be referring to a 10-2 team in that light, particularly when they went 11-1 the prior season. Is it possible for a pseudo-pretender to go 21-3 over two seasons? Yes, it is if they're in a mid-major conference...which the Big East will continue to really be until more of the middle of the pack teams pick up the pace. And, it's possible to accomplish if you schedule non-conference foes who either don't match up well with you or are otherwise inferior. What about the win over Georgia in the Sugar Bowl last year? That was a big win to be sure. As we've said a bunch of times, if major conference teams don't take opponents like this seriously, they will get upset. There's a difference in class, but it's not SO great that it can't be trumped because the better team is flat.
2006-12-29
Scores improve on ISTEP science exam
Louisville Courier-Journal, KY -
Lankert said he and two other seventh-grade science teachers at Highland Hills, Brian Brewer and April Elmore, all have years of experience and work well together. Their educational backgrounds — Lankert's training is in biology, Elmore's in chemistry and physics and Brewer's in earth science — mean that "we can help each other" be more effective, he said.
2006-12-26
How �bout them Eagles?
The Delaware County Times, PA -
By ALEX ROSE [email protected] MEDIA -- It wasn’t so much a win as it was a Christmas miracle. While the statisticians were busily calculating the odds of three consecutive road-game wins, working out passing percentages, completions, interceptions and all the rest, the Eagles were also busy -- laying the smackdown on Dallas and T.O. to the delight of fans at home and in the bars. The Birds also managed to clinch a spot in the playoffs with the win.
2006-12-20
Council OKs appropriation of $8 million
Youngstown Vindicator, OH -
Some officials feared that altering the division could result in layoffs in safety forces as the city tries to deal with a growing drug problem. But Palmer said that city Treasurer James Armeni, who was not present, said that the new percentages could be adopted without layoffs. Palmer said that Armeni was expecting a larger carry-over balance into 2007 that would keep funding for the safety forces and allow for the extra projects.
2006-12-19
2006 ends on a sour note for commodities
MarketWatch -
Copper futures tapped a record above $4 a pound, platinum reached an all-time high above $1,300 an ounce and silver climbed to a more than two-decade high above $15, following the launch of the first silver exchanged-traded fund. All three metals are poised to end the year below those levels, though still significantly higher for the year.
2006-12-18
Majority for elections under caretaker govt, says survey
Peninsula On-line, Qatar -
The survey, conducted in September this year by the International Republican Institute (IRI), found 52 per cent of those surveyed favouring elections to be transparent and conducted under a caretaker government in office, with only 36 per cent being content with their being held under the Musharraf government.
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