Chapter 4.3, Problem 50HP

To determine

To describe: how the matrices can be used in sports statistics. And hence describe the matrix that represent the total number of points she has scored during her career.

Answer to Problem 50HP

The explanation is given below.

Explanation of Solution

Given:

The given data of Lisa Leslie are:

Type	$2003$	$2004$	$2005$	$2006$
Field Goal	$153$	$217$	$197$	$249$
$3$ -Point Field Goal	$12$	$6$	$7$	$8$
Free Throw	$82$	$146$	$102$	$158$

Since sports statistics are listed in tables, then we can use matrices to represent them.

Using the data of Lisa Leslie, multiply the point value matrix to the baskets matrix, $PB$ , to find the points scored during each season.

Basketball is one example in which there are different point values:

  $1,2\text{or}\text{3}$ .

Therefore the explanation is given above.