Ranking Outstanding Sports Records
I chose this article to summarize because it immediately jumped out at me. I have always loved sports. For this reason, I have always pondered which sports records meant the most. Which ones were the most important? Can you even compare different records? Can you compare a career record to a single season record? These are all questions asked and examined in the article written by Bruce L. Golden and Edward A. Wasil.
In order to truly examine sports records, the authors decided to break the records down into three categories: single season records, career records, and single game records. This is important because the great debate in sports usually deals with this exact scenario.
In order to ensure that they would be able to accurately compare records, the authors only chose records in which there was sufficient statistical data to back them up. They were able to compare 8 season records, 10 career records, and 4 day/game records. Of course no analysis can on a topic like this can be perfect, but the authors did a good job of compiling data sets that were very relevant to compare. They also filtered out numerous issues that would enable certain records to be compared. In the end, they were able to effectively show what they thought were the best records of all time.
In order to truly examine sports records, the authors decided to break the records down into three categories: single season records, career records, and single game records. This is important because the great debate in sports usually deals with this exact scenario.
In order to ensure that they would be able to accurately compare records, the authors only chose records in which there was sufficient statistical data to back them up. They were able to compare 8 season records, 10 career records, and 4 day/game records. Of course no analysis can on a topic like this can be perfect, but the authors did a good job of compiling data sets that were very relevant to compare. They also filtered out numerous issues that would enable certain records to be compared. In the end, they were able to effectively show what they thought were the best records of all time.
Source
Golden, Bruce L., and Edward A. Wasil. "Ranking Outstanding Sports Records." Interfaces 17 (1987): 32-42. JSTOR. MLK Jr. Library, San Jose. 18 May 2009 .
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