UConn professor, Yale alum used exam to gloat about Huskies' upset
Joe Chen is both a math professor at UConn and a Yale alumnus. So when the Bulldogs pulled off a shocking upset over the Huskies, Chen used the moment to inspire a question on his final exam.
What is the probability, Chen asked, that UConn loses to an Ivy League opponent again?
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Chen told CBSSports.com that he collected data from Sports-Reference.com to see how UConn has fared against smartypants since 1980. He realized the sample size was large enough "that the central limit theorem can be applied to a very good approximation!" Indeed.
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Chen told CBSSports that while he was happy his alma mater got the victory, he was upset with the way the Huskies have played during their three-game losing streak.
UConn gets a chance to break the streak on Sunday against Coppin State.
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