Does the difficulty of golf holes depend on the gender?

Introduction
Golf is the sport that I used to play and it is characterized by the patience and
concentration that you have to have on your swing. In my school most of my
friends didnt know how difficult the sport was, so I decided to do some research.
Through the ideas that I thought, one of them was if the gender had any relation
with golf. Certainly it was not a clear idea as in professional golf it does not have
any relation, it is independent. Thus, I wanted to know if my schools population
was any different, therefore I asked thirty of my friends, including male and
females, to join me in one of my practices. The plan was to make some holes in
one shot. This will give the frequencies in which each gender get hole in one in
each of the holes. That gave me the research question: Does golf toughness vary
based on gender?
Now, this exploration aims to identify if the gender has any relation with the
difficulty of the holes. For knowing this, some linear correlations are going to be
done, as well as a chi square test, to prove if variables are dependent or
independent. Then, what correlations are? Correlation quantifies the extent to
which two quantitative variables, X and Y, go together. When high values of X are
associated with high values of Y, a positive correlation exists. When high values of
X are associated with low values of Y, a negative correlation exists.
And what does a chi square test is? The Chi-square test is intended to test how
likely it is that an observed distribution is due to chance. It is also called a
"goodness of fit" statistic, because it measures how well the observed

distribution of data fits with the distribution that is expected if the variables are
independent.

A Chi-square test is designed to categorical data. That means the data has
counted and divided into categories. It will not work with parametric or
continuous data (such as height in inches). Another way to describe the Chisquare test is that it tests the null hypothesis that the variables are
independent

Results
Table 1

Description of
result
much the

Data
table 4
Number of
hole
1
2
3
4

Table 2
Frequency
Frequency
Female
men
1
29
2
25
3
20
4
17
Hole Number
1
12
2
14
3
20
4
23
Distance to the
hole (m)
40
30
20
10
Hole
number

the tables: : this tables are showing us the

obtaining in each one of the holes and how
persons makes a hole in one

analysis

Description of the table: this table shows the numbers of holes and the distance that each hole has
as you can see all of these hole have a different distance

Graph 1

Distance to the hole (m)

50
40
30

Distance to the hole

20
10
0

Number of hole

Description of the graph: In this case is useless to make a linear ecuation, as it is just presenting the
distance that each hole has to the hole.

Graph 2

Frenquency men
35
30
f(x) = - 4.1x + 33

25
20

Frenquecy

15
10
5
0

Number of Holes

Description of the graph: (negative, linear correlation) The previous graph presented a strong
negative linear correlation as the r value is:-0.99 . that mean as the distances to the hole

decreases there was a lower frequency to make a hole in one

Graph 3

Frecuency Female
25
f(x) = 3.9x + 7.5

20
15

Frecuency

10
5
0

Hole Number

Description of the graph: (positive, linear correlation) The previous graph presented a strong
positive correlation as the r value is: 0.98 that mean as the distances to the hole decreases and

there was a higher frequency in making a hole in one

Now, looking at the results that the graphs and tables showed, I wanted to know
what would happened if the suggested ecuations of the correlations were equaled.
Taking into account that either females and males had in the third hole the same
frequency, then:
4.1 x +33=3.9 x +7.5
4.1 x 3.9 x=7.533

8 x=25.5

x=

25.5
=3.1
8

This will guarantee that both graphs will intercept at 3.

Graph 4

Frecuencies of Male and Female

35
30
25
20

Frecuency

15
10
5
0

Number of holes

Description of the graph: Series 1 represent female results. Series to represent male results.
Results have a relation in the hole three, meaning that at that distance for female and male the
difficulty of the hole is equal.

Thus, for corroborating that the difficulty does not varies in the gender, the chi
square test was developed:
Table 4

Male
Female
Totals

Hole 1
29
12

Hole 2
25
14
41

Hole 3
20
20
39

Hole 4
17
23
40

Totals

40

91
69
160

Description of the table: this table is showing us the number of person that gets a hole in one in
each hole

Table of expected frequencies:

Male
Female
Totals

Hole1
23.3
17.7

Hole2
22.2
16.8
41

Hole 3
22.8
17.3
39

Hole 4
22.8
17.3
40

Totals

40

91
69
160

Description of the table: this table is showing us the results of each gender also is showing the
frequencies to get a hole in one and as you can notice the hole that have more frequencies to get a
hole in one is the hole number 1

Stating hypothesis:
H 0 : The difficulty of the golf holes, of a hole in one, is independent of the
gender.
H 1 : the difficulty of the golf holes, of a hole in one, is not independt of the
gender
1. Degrees of fredoom:
df =( m1 )( n1 )
df =( 21 ) ( 41 )=3
2. Calculate

x2 :

3.

(2923.3) (2522.2)
2
x=
+
23.3
22.2

1223.3

1422.2

2022.8

2022.8

1722.8

2322.8

= 8.18

x =8.18
4. Determining the p- value and the significance:
Interpreting results:
Dice que pasa con los datos, son dependientes o no del genero la dificultad, que
relacin tiene con la distancia del hoyo y los generos, cual es la incidencia de la
correlacin de los datos e influencias externas tales como la humedad,
temperatura y hasta el hecho de usar algn tipo de bola o de palos. Argumentar
cuales son los puntos fuertes de esta investigacin haciendo referencia al anlisis
mostrado anteriormente y demostrar como este presenta un trabajo claro y eficaz,
a su vez, presentar la validez de este
Conclusiones y Evaluaciones:
Aqu se sintetiza toda la informacin presentada y la eficacia con que se presenta,
como esta puede ser confiable y asumida como un trabajo preeminente para un
futuro, cuales son las puntos fuertes y dbiles de esto demostrando cuales fueron
las dificultades presentadas. Tambin la presentar claramente si hay una
correlacin o entre los hoyos y el gnero. Por ltimo, recomendar a quien lo lea o

quiera ejercer una investigacin parecida como debe abordar este tema y como
poder desarrollarlo.

Bibliography
Lopez, J. (13 de July de 1989). Golf S. A.