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Soccer Statistics During the World Cup. Background Information. FIFA stands for Fédération Internationale de Football Association Uruguay hosted the first World Cup in 1930 Only 4 European teams attended The second tournament was held in Italy The entire tournament was ‘do-or-die’
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Background Information • FIFA stands for FédérationInternationale de Football Association • Uruguay hosted the first World Cup in 1930 • Only 4 European teams attended • The second tournament was held in Italy • The entire tournament was ‘do-or-die’ • In FIFA’s mission statement, their goal is “to improve the game of football constantly ...” as well as “[build] a better future for all through football”.
Question • Does the average age of players on a team influence their winning percentages, specifically during the World Cup?
Hypothesis • I believe that a team with younger players will win more games (average age of players will be lower).
Germany 2006 South Africa 2010 Teams: 32 When: June 11, 2010 to July 11, 2010 Matches: 64 Goals Scored: 145 (average 2.3/match) Attendance: 3178856 (average 49669) • Teams: 32 • When: June 9, 2006 to July 9, 2006 • Matches: 64 • Goals Scored: 147 (average 2.3/match) • Attendance: 3359439 (average 52491)
2006 • 2010
2006 - Germany • Mean 26.86 • Median 27 • Mode 27 • Max 40 • Min 17 • Range 23 • Q1 24 • Q3 29 • Interquartile Range 5 • Standard Deviation 3.85 *All in Years*
2010 – South Africa • Mean 26.85 • Median 27 • Mode 25 • Max 39 • Min 18 • Range 21 • Q1 24 • Q3 29 • Interquartile Range 5 • Standard Deviation 3.69 *All in years*
Outliers 2006 2010 6 players @ 37 years 1 player @ 39 years • 4 players @ 37 years • 1 players @ 40 years
Extraneous Variables • Referees • Injuries • Coaching • Location
Bias • Sample Bias • Convenience Technique Every convenience brings its own inconveniences along with it. (Proverb)
Modifications • Data collection method • Investigate more tournaments
Conclusions • In both tournaments that were analyzed, a very, very weak negative trend was apparent. • According to the general trends, teams with a lower average age of players have higher winning percentages.
Citations History of FIFA - The first FIFA World Cup. (2014). In FIFA.com. Retrieved June 5, 2014, from http://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/history/fifa/first-fifa-world-cup.html Mission and Statutes. (2014). In FIFA.com. Retrieved June 5, 2014, from http://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/organisation/mission.html