Quarterback Ratings SAS8 Notes Page page 1 What

Quarterback Ratings SAS#8 Notes Page page 1

What is Quarterback Rating (QR)? Page 2

Vocabulary • • NFL: %COMP: %TD: %INT: YD: AB: Hits: Batting Average: Page 3

Formula Page 4

TONY ROMO first two games 2008 season (Question 1) • • Percent of completions per attempt (%COMP) = Percent of touchdown passes per attempt (%TD) = Percent of interceptions per attempt (%INT) = Average yards gained per attempt (YD) = Page 5

Steve Young’s QR Page 6

Matt Ryan’s ( season) QR Page 7

What are the minimum and maximum value for each component of the rating? • %COMP: __________________________________ • %TD: ______________________________________ • %INT: ____________________ • YD: ____________________ Page 8

An index is a numerical scale. Characteristics of an index can be used for the following: • to compare variables with one another or a reference number, • to give information about general trends, and • to help make comparisons and judgments. It is often calculated as a weighted sum of various factors resulting in a single summary number. How can the quarterback rating system be thought of as an index? Page 9

• Research the Quarterback Rating for Michel Vick or some other former. Atlanta Falcons Quarterback. Page 10