1.+Assignment+Details

__Problem Statement__
Statistics in all around us. From stock market fluctuations to weather patterns, statistics play a role in everything. They allow us to learn from the past and try to predict future outcomes. Statistics plays a dominant role in all sporting events. In this activity you will use the data you gather for the five rounds of free throws and examine the trends graphically. Does practice make perfect? What do you think? Record this on your handout.

__Student Task__
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 * 1) Each student takes turns attempting as many free throws as they can for 1 minute (1 round)
 * 2) Each student will have five rounds
 * 3) Each student shall collect their own data (the number of free throw shots made)
 * 4) Each student shall input their results into the Google Docs document
 * 5) Each student shall download the data and create a spreadsheet using the data collected
 * 6) Each student shall use the spreadsheet's capabilities to calculate:
 * total shots made by each student
 * total shots made by the whole class
 * average shots made by each student
 * what percentage did the each student contribute to class total
 * 1) Each student shall graph their relevant data which they find interesting
 * 2) Each student creates a wiki on wikispaces to present their data