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Analyzing March Madness A WebQuest for High School Statistics Students Exercises 1. Using the links on the Resources page, locate an NCAA Tournament Bracket for Men's Division I basketball. Print a copy of this bracket to turn in. Use the bracket to help answer the following questions: 2. Referring to the 64 teams in the First Round, how many different paths (permutations) can there be? Record data on sheet 1 of your Excel workbook. 3. Assuming all teams have an equal chance of winning, what is the probability that the number one seed in the Midwest will make it to the final round? Who is the number one seed in the Midwest? Record all data on sheet 2 of your Excel workbook. 4. Based on Division I All-time Trends, record in sheet 3 of your Excel workbook the Free Throw Attempts from the year 1972 through 2002. Calculate the average and standard deviation of this data. From this data create a histogram to display the spread of the data. Save your work. 5. Who do you think is going to win the championship? Record the analysis for your prediction on sheet 4 of your Excel workbook. 6. Print out all the worksheets from your Excel workbook, staple together with the copy of the bracket, make sure your name is on the package and turn in.