Implementation

With a computer

Duration: 1-2 hours

Age: high school

Basketball

How can we use data on players’ physical attributes and shooting accuracy in the NBA to determine their playing positions? Can we guess which current player doesn’t fit the typical profile?

Relevance to everyday life

In a world where data play an increasingly important role, it is crucial to be able to explore, visualize, and interpret them effectively. For this, we can use a data mining tool - Orange.

Connection with the curriculum

This activity belongs to mathematics. We explore how mathematics appears everywhere in machine learning, through vectors, geometry, systems of equations, and many other areas.