Caitlin Clark Stands Alone: Points and Assists Per Game in Women’s Div 1 College Basketball
from Derek Wills/Her Hoop Stats; slow reveal by Nicole Bishop
(Slide Deck includes notes and questions to elicit discourse)
Type of Graph: scatterplot
Visualization Source: Wills, Derek. “There’s Only One Caitlin Clark. Who Else Has “Clark-like” Stats?” Her Hoop Stats: January 16, 2023.
Data Source: Derek Wills
Potential Math Content: scatterplot, scale, meaning of a data point, outliers, rates, ratios
Potential Content Connections: sports, college athletics, NCAA, women’s sports
Paired Texts:
- Wills, Derek. “There’s Only One Caitlin Clark. Who Else Has “Clark-like” Stats?” Her Hoop Stats: January 16, 2023.
- KCCI staff. “Caitlin Clark by the numbers: Interesting facts and figures about the Iowa basketball superstar” KCCI: April 15, 2024.
- Abad-Santos, Alex. “Why March Madness is all about Caitlin Clark: The most exciting player in college basketball, explained.” Vox: April 3, 2024.
