Note: The room for the student poster session will be open and available for students to set up beginning starting during the Business Meeting and throughout the day until the start of the Student Poster Session.
Saturday – Oct 4
Location: Eben Holden
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- Time:
- 3:25 pm – 4:10 pm
- Title:
- WOMEN’S HOCKEY MATTERS: Analyzing Game Outcomes in Women’s Professional Hockey Based on Shot-level Data
- Speaker:
- Matlala Sefale (St. Lawrence University)
Abstract
This study analyzes 1,502 shot attempts from all 17 games of the 2021-2022 Premier Hockey Federation season to explore how game outcomes relate to shot and player performance. Using data visualization, hypothesis testing, and logistic regression modeling, the research examines whether the on-ice situation—specifically, even-strength versus power play—affects shot outcomes. A Chi-squared test found no significant association between shot result and on-ice situation with $p = 0.591$, suggesting shot success is not solely determined by player advantage. Additionally, a logistic regression model incorporating home and away shot counts per game failed to significantly predict the probability of a home team win, as indicated by a non-significant likelihood ratio test of $p = 0.2$. By applying these statistical methods to women's professional hockey, this research contributes to the growing field of women’s hockey analytics and highlights opportunities for further exploration in performance evaluation and team strategy.
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- Time:
- 3:25 pm – 4:10 pm
- Title:
- Textual Analysis and Historical Interpretation of John Laurens and Alexander Hamilton’s Correspondence
- Speaker:
- Abigail Smith (St. Lawrence University)
Abstract
Correspondence is one of the most significant forms of primary historical sources, it can provide insight on people’s lives and ideals during a historical era. The letters exchanged between John Laurens and Alexander Hamilton during the American Revolution offer a crucial window into male friendships during the era of the American Revolution as well as showcase the ideals and beliefs held by young revolutionaries. Hamilton and Laurens met as aide de camps to General George Washington during the war, the two bonded over shared aspirations for the future of the US. Over the course of the war, they were stationed at different locations which led to them exchanging several letters. There is some debate amongst historians about the language of these letters, with some speculating they are romantic in nature. Through historical research on colloquialisms and male friendships in the 18th century some type of conclusion can be drawn. However, performing statistical textual analysis on the letters could potentially provide higher insight on the nature of their relationship. This analysis will be done through compiling a dataset of letters exchanged not only between Hamilton and Laurens themselves but also letters they have written with other figures such as the Marquis de Lafayette and Eliza Hamilton. By comparing the letters, statistical tests can be performed to deduce whether or not there is a significant difference in the language of the letters Laurens and Hamilton wrote to each other versus to others.