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⚽ Goals Galore: Men's vs. Women's International Soccer Matches!

Ever had a gut feeling that women's soccer matches see more goals than men's? 🧐
As a sports journalist, it’s time to turn that hunch into hard-hitting stats! πŸ“Š

πŸ” The Big Question

Do women's international soccer matches have more goals than men's?

To find out, we:
βœ… Gathered official FIFA World Cup match data (post-2002).
βœ… Performed rigorous statistical hypothesis testing (at 10% significance).
βœ… Compared goal counts using Wilcoxon-Mann-Whitney non-parametric test.

πŸ“Œ The Hypotheses

  • Hβ‚€ (Null Hypothesis): The average number of goals is the same in men’s and women’s matches.
  • H₁ (Alternative Hypothesis): Women’s matches have more goals on average.

πŸ“‚ Data Sources

  • women_results.csv πŸ“„ β†’ Women’s FIFA World Cup matches
  • men_results.csv πŸ“„ β†’ Men’s FIFA World Cup matches

πŸ“Š What’s Inside?

πŸš€ A deep dive into soccer statistics that could challenge assumptions and spark new conversations in the world of sports analytics!

Will the numbers back up the intuition, or will the stats prove us wrong? Let’s find out! πŸ”₯

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