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UNINA9910812076303321 |
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Mathematics and sports / / edited by Joseph A. Gallian [[electronic resource]] |
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Washington : , : Mathematical Association of America, , 2010 |
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1 online resource (xi, 329 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
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Dolciani Mathematical Expositions, ; v. 43 |
Dolciani mathematical expositions ; ; no. 43 |
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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 02 Oct 2015). |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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; I. Baseball. Sabermetrics : the past, the present, and the future / Jim Albert -- Surprising streaks and playoff parity : probability problems in a sports context / Rick Cleary -- Did humidifying the baseball decrease the number of homers at Coors Field? / Howard Penn -- Streaking : finding the probability for a batting streak / Stanley Rothman and Quoc Le -- ; II. Basketball. Bracketology : how can math help? / Tim Chartier [and others] -- Down 4 with a minute to go / G. Edgar Parker -- Jump shot mathematics / Howard Penn -- ; III. Football. How deep is your playbook? / Tricia Muldoon Brown and Eric B. Kahn -- A look at overtime in the NFL / Chris Jones -- Extending the Colley method to generate predictive football rankings / R. Drew Pasteur -- When perfect isn't good enough : retrodictive rankings in college football / R. Drew Pasteur -- ; IV. Golf. The science of the drive / Douglas N. Arnold -- Is Tiger Woods a winner? / Scott M. Berry -- G.H. Hardy's golfing adventure / Roland Minton -- Tigermetrics / Roland Minton -- ; V. NASCAR. Can mathematics make a difference? Exploring tire troubles in NASCAR / Cheryll E. Crowe -- ; VI. Scheduling. Scheduling a tournament / Dalibor Froncek -- ; VII. Soccer -- Bending a soccer ball with math / Tim Chartier -- ; VIII. Tennis. Teaching mathematics and statistics using tennis / Reza Noubary -- Percentage play in tennis / G. Edgar Parker -- ; IX. Track and field. The effects of wind and altitude in the 400m sprint with various IAAF track geometries / Vanessa Alday and Michael Frantz -- Mathematical ranking of the Division III track and |
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field conferences / Chris Fisette -- What is the speed limit for men's 100 meter dash / Reza Noubary -- May the best team win : determining the winner of a cross country race / Stephen Szydlik -- Biomechanics of running and walking / Anthony Tongen and Roshna E. Wunderlich. |
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This book is an eclectic compendium of the essays solicited for the 2010 Mathematics Awareness Month web page on the theme of Mathematics and Sports. In keeping with the goal of promoting mathematics awareness to a broad audience, all of the articles are accessible to college level mathematics students and many are accessible to the general public. The book is divided into sections by the kind of sports. The section on football includes an article that evaluates a method for reducing the advantage of the winner of a coin flip in an NFL overtime game; the section on track and field examines the ultimate limit on how fast a human can run 100 meters; the section on baseball includes an article on the likelihood of streaks; the section on golf has an article that describes the double-pendulum model of a golf swing, and an article on modeling Tiger Wood's career. The articles provide source material for classroom use and student projects. Many students will find mathematical ideas motivated by examples taken from sports more interesting than the examples selected from traditional sources. |
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UNINA9910829851403321 |
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Paolella Marc S |
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Intermediate probability [[electronic resource] ] : a computational approach / / Marc S. Paolella |
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Chichester, England ; ; Hoboken, NJ, : John Wiley, c2007 |
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1-281-00209-7 |
9786611002091 |
0-470-03506-4 |
0-470-03505-6 |
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1 online resource (431 p.) |
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Distribution (Probability theory) - Mathematical models |
Probabilities |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [401]-411) and index. |
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Intermediate Probability; Chapter Listing; Contents; Preface; Part I Sums of Random Variables; 1 Generating functions; 1.1 The moment generating function; 1.1.1 Moments and the m.g.f.; 1.1.2 The cumulant generating function; 1.1.3 Uniqueness of the m.g.f.; 1.1.4 Vector m.g.f.; 1.2 Characteristic functions; 1.2.1 Complex numbers; 1.2.2 Laplace transforms; 1.2.3 Basic properties of characteristic functions; 1.2.4 Relation between the m.g.f. and c.f.; 1.2.5 Inversion formulae for mass and density functions; 1.2.6 Inversion formulae for the c.d.f.; 1.3 Use of the fast Fourier transform |
1.3.1 Fourier series1.3.2 Discrete and fast Fourier transforms; 1.3.3 Applying the FFT to c.f. inversion; 1.4 Multivariate case; 1.5 Problems; 2 Sums and other functions of several random variables; 2.1 Weighted sums of independent random variables; 2.2 Exact integral expressions for functions of two continuous random variables; 2.3 Approximating the mean and variance; 2.4 Problems; 3 The multivariate normal distribution; 3.1 Vector expectation and variance; 3.2 Basic properties of the multivariate normal; 3.3 Density and moment generating function; 3.4 Simulation and c.d.f. calculation |
3.5 Marginal and conditional normal distributions3.6 Partial correlation; |
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3.7 Joint distribution of X and S2 for i.i.d. normal samples; 3.8 Matrix algebra; 3.9 Problems; Part II Asymptotics and Other Approximations; 4 Convergence concepts; 4.1 Inequalities for random variables; 4.2 Convergence of sequences of sets; 4.3 Convergence of sequences of random variables; 4.3.1 Convergence in probability; 4.3.2 Almost sure convergence; 4.3.3 Convergence in r-mean; 4.3.4 Convergence in distribution; 4.4 The central limit theorem; 4.5 Problems; 5 Saddlepoint approximations; 5.1 Univariate |
5.1.1 Density saddlepoint approximation5.1.2 Saddlepoint approximation to the c.d.f.; 5.1.3 Detailed illustration: the normal-Laplace sum; 5.2 Multivariate; 5.2.1 Conditional distributions; 5.2.2 Bivariate c.d.f. approximation; 5.2.3 Marginal distributions; 5.3 The hypergeometric functions 1F1 and 2F1; 5.4 Problems; 6 Order statistics; 6.1 Distribution theory for i.i.d. samples; 6.1.1 Univariate; 6.1.2 Multivariate; 6.1.3 Sample range and midrange; 6.2 Further examples; 6.3 Distribution theory for dependent samples; 6.4 Problems; Part III More Flexible and Advanced Random Variables |
7 Generalizing and mixing7.1 Basic methods of extension; 7.1.1 Nesting and generalizing constants; 7.1.2 Asymmetric extensions; 7.1.3 Extension to the real line; 7.1.4 Transformations; 7.1.5 Invention of flexible forms; 7.2 Weighted sums of independent random variables; 7.3 Mixtures; 7.3.1 Countable mixtures; 7.3.2 Continuous mixtures; 7.4 Problems; 8 The stable Paretian distribution; 8.1 Symmetric stable; 8.2 Asymmetric stable; 8.3 Moments; 8.3.1 Mean; 8.3.2 Fractional absolute moment proof I; 8.3.3 Fractional absolute moment proof II; 8.4 Simulation; 8.5 Generalized central limit theorem |
9 Generalized inverse Gaussianand generalized hyperbolic distributions |
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Intermediate Probability is the natural extension of the author's Fundamental Probability. It details several highly important topics, from standard ones such as order statistics, multivariate normal, and convergence concepts, to more advanced ones which are usually not addressed at this mathematical level, or have never previously appeared in textbook form. The author adopts a computational approach throughout, allowing the reader to directly implement the methods, thus greatly enhancing the learning experience and clearly illustrating the applicability, strengths, and weaknesses of the theor |
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UNINA9910627272603321 |
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Autore |
Penrod Joshua |
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Titolo |
Ethics and Biopower in Neuromarketing : A Framework for an Ethical Approach to Marketing / / by Joshua Penrod |
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Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2023 |
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9783031185496 |
9783031185489 |
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[1st ed. 2023.] |
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1 online resource (173 pages) |
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Marketing |
Business ethics |
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Business Ethics |
Consumer Behavior |
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Intro -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- List of Tables -- 1 Consumer Neuroscience, Neuromarketing, and Foucault -- CNNM and Public Perceptions -- CNNM Techniques: A Precis of the Technologies -- Brain Imaging Techniques -- Bodily Response Measurement Technologies -- References -- 2 An Actor-Network Theory (ANT) Map of the CNNM Field -- Introduction -- Theory and Action in ANT -- The Discourses -- Methods -- ANT and Consumer Neuroscience -- The Parameters of the Network -- Problematization and Indispensability -- Marketing Engagement -- Field Credibility: Interpreted Attributes, Signals of Belief, and Silence on Belief -- Interessement: Locking Up Allies or Claiming Technology? -- Enrollment: Defining and Coordinating Roles -- Mobilization -- Conclusions -- References -- 3 Foucault, Technology, and the Body -- Biopower -- Uncovering an Organic Proclivity -- The Epineuromic Eruption -- The Tree Falls but No One Hears: Pure Knowledge in the Commercial Discipline -- Specific Technologies, More Specific |
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Problems -- CNNM Technologies, Applications, and Foucault -- Viscerality: Eye Tracking, Bodily Responses -- Non-Viscerality and the Machine Gaze: EEG and fMRI -- References -- 4 Power and Knowledge Without Knowledge or Power -- Gullibility by All, For All -- References -- 5 A New Look at Ethics: Veridical Sovereignty and Its Implications -- Bioethics to Neuroethics -- Business Ethics and CNNM -- NMSBA Code of Ethics -- Ethics, Marketing, and Foucault -- Foucault's Origin of Ethics -- Foucault and His Methods -- Veridical Sovereignty in Practice -- Next Steps -- The Ethics of Pro-social Marketing: Invitation to Still Greater Statism -- The World of Foucaultian Business Ethics -- References -- Bibliography -- Index. |
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This book explores the ethical and policy implications of the use of neuroscience in marketing. Addressing emerging areas of neuromarketing and consumer neuroscience, this book offers a fresh perspective on establishing a framework for codes of conduct for marketing practices using neuroscientific methods. The use of neuroscience, particularly in commercial and marketing contexts, has been fraught with controversy and ethical concerns. Technological advances have enhanced the ability to not only analyze but also predict (or even control) human behavior. Using the work of Foucault on biopower, the author discusses the moral dimensions of data collection and observation of consumer behavior in neuromarketing as well as policy implications. After discussing the strengths and weaknesses of various ethical frameworks, the author proposes fixes to current ethical and conduct codes for a more seamless approach for governance. This book advances the scholarship on marketing ethics andappeals to researchers of consumer psychology, business ethics, and public policy. Joshua Penrod is an adjunct professor in the Department of Marketing and Entrepreneurship, Merrick School of Business at the University of Baltimore, USA. Josh also serves on the senior leadership team of a global trade association, with duties including strategy, marketing, science and technology policy, negotiation, management, and leadership. He earned his Ph.D. from Virginia Tech, USA. |
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UNINA9910894860403321 |
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Der unpartheyische Correspondent am Rhein : sin ira & studio |
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