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This document provides instructions for a multi-section email assessment on sports statistics and information. It outlines 10 guidelines for completing the assessment, including a time limit, using references, and sending back answers. It notes the assessment has different sections with varying content and instructions. Candidates are asked to find mistakes in sample box scores and provide summaries of plays and events in 3 sentences or less.

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Espn Test

This document provides instructions for a multi-section email assessment on sports statistics and information. It outlines 10 guidelines for completing the assessment, including a time limit, using references, and sending back answers. It notes the assessment has different sections with varying content and instructions. Candidates are asked to find mistakes in sample box scores and provide summaries of plays and events in 3 sentences or less.

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STATS & INFORMATION GROUP EMAIL ASSESSMENT

Instructions:
1. Make sure you have received all sections. You will know youve reached the entire
assessment if you scroll all the way down and see a line that says End of
Assessment.
. !nce we "o over the directions# you have $% minutes to com&lete the assessment. If
you send it 'ack outside of the $%(minute window# it is an automatic
dis)ualification. *e will a"ree on the time 'efore you 'e"in.
+. ,he "oal is to finish the entire assessment. Incom&lete answers will 'e marked as
incorrect.
%. You are welcome to use any reference materials at your dis&osal# includin" a
calculator# the Internet# resources and reference materials. Make sure the
source is relia'le. If the source is wron" and you enter a wron" answer#
you will "et docked for a wron" answer. You are -!, allowed to ask
another &erson to hel& you with answers or to com&lete the assessment for
you.
.. Each section has different instructions and different e/&ectations. Make sure you read
the directions in each section.
0. *hen sendin" the answers 'ack to us# you can either attach this *ord document or you
can co&y and &aste the information directly into the 'ody of the email.
Either way is acce&ta'le# so lon" as we know what answers "o to what
sections.
1ood luck2
Section 1
THE NUMBERS GAME
,he 3tats 4 Information 1rou& deals with statistics and statistical formulas. In order to
ensure 1556 accuracy# we must understand the formulas to "et the stats correct. 7om&ute
the followin" stats:
Baseball
1. *ho has the 8E,,E9 E9A and what is their E9A:
9andy *ilson 155.1 I;# %$ E9
Mike 3cott +5 I;# 1% E9
ANSWER:
Basetball
1. Mike 3cott shoots <(for(1= from the field# +(for(% from + &oint ran"e# and "oes %(for(.
from the free throw line. >ow many &oints does he have# and what is his field "oal
&ercenta"e:
ANSWER:
Football
1. 1reen 8ay scored $ touchdowns# made +% e/tra &oints# made si/ (&oint
conversions# made +. field "oals and had safeties ? Miami scored $5
touchdowns# made +. e/tra &oints# made two (&oint conversions# made $1 field
"oals and had + safeties. >ow many &oints did each team score and which team
scored more &oints:
ANSWER:
Hoce!
1. ;hiladel&hia scored .+ "oals and allowed %+ "oals in a season. *hat is teams
1oals for Avera"e and 1oals a"ainst Avera"e:
ANSWER:
Section "
;9!!@9EAAI-1 8!B37!9E3
8o/ scores from most maCor lea"ues D-8A# -@E# ->E# ME8F and colle"es are usually
correct# 'ut we must always verify their accuracy. @or the final 'o/es to 'e com&lete# we
must find any inaccurate statDsF and modify accordin"ly.
@ind the three mistakes in each 'o/ score
NBA BO# S$ORE
,!9!-,! D15$F
8osh 0(1% $($ 1<# ;eterson (% ( 0# 8onner %(1 5(5 1#
Games 15(1% 5( .# 9ose +(11 11(1 10# Hillanueva .(15 1( 1+#
7alderon 1($ ( $# 1raham 1( 5(5 +# 3ow 1( (+ $#
E. *illiams 5(5 5(5 5. ,otals +.(0. (0 15$.
EA EAIE93 D1F
8rown 1(% 1( +# !dom 1(0 %(. <# Mihm %(< (+ 1# ;arker
%(11 ( 1+# 8ryant <($. 1<(5 <1# 1eor"e 5($ 5(5 5# HuCacic
1(% 5(5 # *alton 5(1 5(5 5# 7ook 1(1 5(5 # 1reen 5(5 5(5 5.
,otals $(<< <(++ 1.
,oronto +. 0 1= ( 15$
EA Eakers = 5 $ +1 ( 11
+(;oint 1oals ( ,oronto 11(5 D;eterson 1(+# 8onner (.#
Games .(<# 9ose 5(# 1raham 1(1F# EA Eakers 15(+ D!dom 1(#
;arker 1(%# 8ryant 0(1+# HuCacic 1(+F. @ouled !ut ( 8osh.
9e'ounds ( ,oronto 0 D8osh <F# EA Eakers %1 D8rown# !dom 15F.
Assists ( ,oronto 5 DGames 15F# EA Eakers 1< D!dom 0F. ,otal
fouls ( ,oronto 0# EA Eakers $
MISTA%ES:
1F
F
+F
N$AA BO# S$ORE
FLORIDA (73)
fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
C Brewer 37 4-12 1-3 3-7 4 3 11
!oa" 33 7-# 2-2 2-# 3 2 1$
A %ofor& 24 '-( 4-' 2-7 3 2 14
) *reen 3$ 1-# +-1 +-4 ( 1 2
L %,mp"re- 3$ 4-( 3-3 +-1 2 1 1'
A .o// 1+ 3-$ 3-4 2-$ + + #
0 %o&ge 12 +-3 +-+ +-1 1 1 +
C Ri1"ar& 12 2-3 2-2 +-+ + 3 $
22222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222
)O)AL3 2+1 2$-'( 1'-2+ #-3' 21 13 73
22222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222
4er1entage/5 F*-644(7 F)-67'+6 3-4oint *oa8/5 '-1#7 62$3
(C Brewer 2-37 ) *reen +-77 L %,mp"re- 4-(7 0 %o&ge +-1)6
)eam Rebo,n&/5 +6 B8o19e& 3"ot/5 1+ ( !oa" $7 A %ofor& 27
C Ri1"ar&7 C Brewer)6 ),rno:er/5 $ ( !oa" 27 C Brewer 27
A %ofor&7 ) *reen)6 3tea8/5 7 (C Brewer 37 0 %o&ge 27
!oa"7 ) *reen)6
;CLA ('7)
fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
C Bo<eman 2' 2-3 '-$ +-3 3 2 #
L .ba" a .o,te 32 3-# +-+ 3-1+ 1 4 $
R %o88in/ 2$ 4-1+ 2-2 '-1+ + 2 1+
Farmar 34 (-21 1-2 +-2 4 2 1(
A Aff8a8o 32 3-1+ 2-2 +-2 1 2 1+
D Co88i/on 21 +-3 +-+ 1-3 1 3 +
A Abo-a 14 1-1 +-2 2-3 1 2 2
L .ata # 1-4 +-+ 2-' + 3 2
. Ro88 7 +-+ +-+ +-+ + 2 +
22222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222
)O)AL3 2++ 22-$1 1+-14 13-3( 12 22 '7
22222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222
4er1entage/5 F*-63$17 F)-67146 3-4oint *oa8/5 3-177 617$
(L .ba" a .o,te +-27 Farmar 1-(7 A Aff8a8o 2-7)6 )eam
Rebo,n&/5 26 B8o19e& 3"ot/5 1 (R %o88in/)6 ),rno:er/5 12
(A Aff8a8o 37 D Co88i/on 37 C Bo<eman 27 Farmar 27
R %o88in/7 L .ata)6 3tea8/5 3 ( Farmar 27 A Aff8a8o)6
-----------------------------------
FLORIDA 3$ 37 - 73
;CLA 2' 32 - '7
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)e1"ni1a8 fo,8/5 !one6 A5 4371$(6 Offi1ia8/5 ame/
B,rr7 o"n Ca"i887 )on- *reene
MISTA%ES:
1F
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Section &
SPELLING
,here are rare times when a name is miss&elled. If this occurs# we must know what looks
different.
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I@ -!# ,>E- ;EEA3E *9I,E ,>E 7!99E7, 3;EEEI-1.
Gohnny ;eralta
Amare 3toudemire
Ashley Eelie
Awayne *ade
3heldon *illiams
3cott -iedermayer
Mark 8uerhle
,.G. >oushmandJadeh
Goe -emecheck
,ony Ianaan
1arrett Anderson
,eddy 8ruschi
>elio 7astronieves


Section '
S$ORING PLA(S
;art of the Co' is scorin" a "ame. 9ead the e/am&les and score the &lays:
Baseball
9unners are on first and third 'ase with one out. 1round 'all to third 'ase# third 'asemen
throws home and catcher ta"s out runner from third 'ase. 7atcher throws to first 'ase
where the 'atter is called out at first 'ase. 3core the &lay ?
ANSWER:

Football
-ew York &unts the 'all from its own +%(yard line. ,he 'all is cau"ht at the Aallas 1<(
yard line and is returned to the Aallas 0(yard line. >ow many yards did the 'all travel
and what is the -E, avera"e:
ANSWER:
Gol)
,i"er *oods starts the ;ar(% 1<
th
>ole 'y hittin" his first shot +% yards. ,he second shot
"oes 10% yards into a 'unker. >is third shot out of the 'unker "oes $ yards# or + feet
from the hole. ,he fourth shot "oes in the hole. *hat is his score relative to &ar for that
hole and what is the s&ecific terminolo"y for his score:
ANSWER:
Tennis
9afael -adal and 9o"er @ederer are tied .(. in the final set. In order for the set and
match to 'e com&leted# they will &lay a tie'reaker. >ow many &oints will it take to decide
a winner:
ANSWER:
Section *
MA+ORS
,here are four maCors for each of these s&orts. Fo, tennis- na.e t/e e0ent an1 t/e
s2,)ace on 3/ic/ t/e e0ent is 4la!e15 Fo, 6ol)- 72st na.e t/e e0ent5
Tennis
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Section 8
WHAT SPORT 9O I PLA(:
*rite the s&ort ne/t to the athlete
Martin ,rue/ Gr.
Germain ,aylor
Games 8lake
Andrea 8ar"nani
Aawn 3taley
Miroslav Ilose
Eorena !choa
Geremy 3owers
Auncan Ieith
-ick 8arnett
7hris 8urke
Geff >al&ern
Aario @ranchitti

Section ;
ESPNU
*9I,E ,>E -AME !@ ,>E 7!EEE1E EA7> A,>EE,E A,,E-AEA 8EE!*
Allen Iverson
8rett @avre
Hince Youn"
,amika 7atchin"s
7hris Arury
9ay Eewis
1rant >ill
Ievin 1arnett
9e""ie 8ush
Aonovan Mc-a''
Gason Iidd
Section <
WHAT TEAM 9O I PLA( FOR:
*rite the team most recently associated with the &layer
8randon Marshall
7harlie Hillanueva
Goe ,hornton
Ieith 8rookin"
Garome I"inla
Eeandro 8ar'osa
Aeron *illiams
Muhsin Muhammad
Marion 8ar'er III
Arron Afflalo

=== EN9 OF ASSESSMENT ===

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