Upon witnessing a series of outstanding (or awful) performances, a sports fan or announcer
may wonder, What are the odds of that happening? In fact, statisticians have shown that, for …

We examine Joe DiMaggio's 56-game hitting streak and look at its likelihood, using a
number of simple models. And it turns out that, contrary to many people's expectations, an …

This book explores four real-world topics through the lens of probability theory. It can be
used to supplement a standard text in probability or statistics. Most elementary textbooks …

My study of long hitting streaks for 1957 through 2006, however, seems to show that the
actual number of long hitting streaks in baseball is not the same as what a coin-tossing …

Point spreads and money lines from sports wagering markets are used to evaluate the
impressiveness of team streaks. Sports wagering data have previously been useful in …

Don M. Chance not very high, but the chance that someone will win the lottery could be quite
high. When we allow the possibility that some person, that is, any person, will win the lottery …

There is considerable interest in two consecutive game streak records in baseball, namely,
the celebrated 56-game hitting streak of Joe DiMaggio and the less famous 84-games …

From 1910 to 1945, while the Korean peninsula was a protectorate-and eventual colony-of
the Empire of Japan, Koreans in the United States began an arduous process to maintain …

One of the most-celebrated feats in the history of American sports is baseball player Joe
DiMaggio's 56-game hitting streak during the 1941 season. In major league baseball, a 30 …

The subject of word problems is without a doubt a very interesting topic because it allows us
to introduce and practice new problem-solving strategies with the students. With effective …