SM 4650:Sports Analytics

3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: SM 4600, SM 4700, minimum 2.5 Institutional GPA, Admission to the Sports Management Program or Instructors Permission
This course focuses on statistical applications in the field of sport management. Students will be introduced to analytical methods used to explain current trends in the sports marketplace. Students will learn how to formulate a research hypothesis and analyze that hypothesis using statistical software and statistical techniques including correlation, hypothesis testing, analysis of variance, nonparametric techniques, and regression. Students will also learn how to write a report based on the findings of their research.