MATHEMATICS SBA

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Name of Centre: Malabar Secondary School

Centre Code: 160519

Class: 5M4

Group Number: 3

Group Members:
 Tamia Clarke 1605190265
 Tyreek Griffith 1605190613
 Mark Harilall 1605190664
 Kaytana Jugoon 1605190923
 Sheniah Boneo 1605190184

Name of Teacher: Mr. A. Khan

Year of Exam: June 2020

Topic of Assignment: Measurement / Statistics

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 TABLE OF CONTENTS

SECTIONS PAGE

Project Title 4

Introduction 4

Method of Data Collection 5

-Data Collection Sheet 6

Presentation of Data 7

Analysis of Data 9

Discussion of findings 9

Conclusion 9

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 PROJECT TITLE
Does the tallest netball player always score the most goals?

INTRODUCTION
This topic idea arose from a heated discussion amongst a group of
girls who debated whether or not the tallest netball players score the
most goals in a netball game. We chose to explore this topic in hope
that through our experiment we can see if the statement, ‘the tallest
netball players score the most goals’ is true or false.

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 METHOD OF DATA COLLECTION
The students in my group will ask six netball players, during their
training, to shoot 20 shots each. Each player will make 5 shots from 4
different spots and angles. We will be using a measuring tape to
measure the players’ height and cones to identify the location of the
four shooting spots. We will record the scores and calculate a shot
percentage for each player. This will then determine which player was
the best goal scorer. We will then be able to compare this finding to
their respective heights to determine if the tallest player did indeed
score the most goals.

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Data Collection Sheet
Player :___
Positions The Number of Shots Made
Position 1
Position 2
Position 3
Position 4

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 PRESENTATION OF DATA
The table below shows the different heights of the 6 players.
Player Height/cm
1 160
2 160
3 170
4 174
5 180
6 186

The table below shows the amount of goals scored by each netball
player in different positions. Each player got 5 shots for each position.
As a result, there was a total of 120 shots made.

Player Position Position Position Position Total Shot

1 2 3 4 percentage
1 5 4 0 1 10/20 50%
2 3 2 1 1 7/20 35%
3 4 0 0 1 5/20 25%
4 4 4 1 1 10/20 50%
5 2 1 1 0 4/20 20%
6 5 1 3 1 10/20 50%

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cm Height of players
190

185

180

175

170

165 186
180
160 174
170
155
160 160
150

145
PLAYER 1 PLAYER 2 PLAYER 3 PLAYER 4 PLAYER 5 PLAYER 6

Shots percentage

50% 50%
player1
player2
player3
player4
player5
20%
player6
35%

50% 25%

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ANALYSIS OF DATA
The data obtained showed that the most goals were scored by Player
1, Player 4 and Player 6, while the least amount of goals were scored
by Player 5.
Given that Player 1, being the shortest player and Player 6, being the
tallest player, both scored an equal amount of goals this meant they
both shared the best scoring percentage of 50% for their differing
heights.
Furthermore, it can be observed that Player 1 and Player 2 who are
both of the same height had different scoring percentages of 50% and
35% respectively.
Therefore, it is evident that height is not the only factor to be
considered when discussing goal scoring success.

DISCUSSION OF FINDINGS
The data collected from the experiment revealed that while a player’s
height may indeed be a contributing factor to a player’s scoring
ability, it is not the only factor that determines a player’s scoring
success.
While it is quite possible for the tallest player to score the most goals
it is not factual to state that ‘the tallest players score the most goals’ as
our findings have shown, it is also possible for shorter players to have
the same scoring success.
Therefore, apart from a player’s height, their skill level and natural
ability should also be considered as contributing factors to their
scoring abilities.

CONCLUSION

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Based on the evidence gathered we can now state, “The tallest netball
players do not always score more goals”.

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