Monday, April 7, 2014

Bowling with Spreadsheets

Our group tested whether or not Wii Bowling is random, or whether it takes some skill to win. We had four players and split into two groups, the control which bowled normally and the handicap group which bowled backwards. We then played one round of bowling and recorded how many pins we knocked down for the first roll each round.

Hypothesis: The control group will perform better than the group with a self-inflicted handicap.

Our Test:
-Control: normal bowling
-Test Group: backwards bowling

The control group did perform better on average and per person than the test group. The test group frequently "dropped" the ball because it is difficult to swing backwards. Their overall improvement throughout the game was much greater than the control group though, showing that the game is not just random and that it can be learned and therefore improved upon.

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