Thesis (Th. M.)--Western Conservative Baptist Seminary, 1992. / Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 89-92).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Ohio State University, 2004. / Title from first page of PDF file. Document formatted into pages; contains xii, 168 p.; also includes graphics. Includes bibliographical references (p. 141-155).

Thesis (M.S.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison. / Typescript. eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 40-42).

Thesis (M.A.)--Rowan University, 2005. / Typescript. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (M.S.)--Eastern Illinois University, 1966. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves [68-69]).

Thesis (M.S.)--Springfield College, 2006. / Includes bibliographical references. Also available online (PDF file) by a subscription to the set or by purchasing the individual file.

Thesis (M.S.)--Springfield College, 2006. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 109-117).

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World records in athletics capture the attention of both the general public and the academic community. Athletics records provide a wealth of quantifiable data, which represent the pinnacle of human ability at the time of the record. This research discusses modelling the progression of athletics world records using a compound distribution model which is found in actuarial statistics. Compound distributions allow for the simultaneous modelling of the frequency of record breaking and of the amount by which the record is improved at each record-breaking performance. A number of assumptions accompany the use of the compound distribution model. This research evaluates the athletics data for adherence to these assumptions, before carrying out distribution-fitting and goodnessof-fit testing. Forecasts of future performance are obtained by means of a simulation method. The forecasts obtained from the compound model are compared to forecasts obtained from non-linear models which have been proposed in literature. This research focuses on short-term forecasts, however, a modification to the compound model which allows for longer-term forecasts is also illustrated.

In this study, three major questions were investigated with respect to the amount of time i-n motion spent during four home college basketball games played by the University of British Columbia Thunderbirds. First, the amount of time in motion spent on offense was compared to the amount of time in motion spent on defense. Second, all the positions on offense and defense were compared to the amount of time spent in motion and thirdly, the differences of time spent in motion between the full court press and no press were calculated. The subjects used for this study were ten male athletes on the 1967-68 University of British Columbia Thunderbird Basketball team. Each team position was tested a total of seven times; twice to perfect the use of stop watches during exhibition games, once to run a percentage of error test on one forward position and four times to obtain scores utilized in this study. This sequence of testing was followed to give the testers time to become proficient in the use of the stop watches. The data was analyzed in order to obtain: a) the differences between offensive and defensive time spent in motion. b) the differences between each of the five positions regarding time spent in motion, offensively and defensively. c) the difference in time spent in motion between the full court press and no press, both offensively and defensively. / Education, Faculty of / Curriculum and Pedagogy (EDCP), Department of / Graduate