Every four years, people from around the world gather together to watch the Summer Olympic Games. It is a time of excitement, unity, and excellent competition. However, it is also a time of inspiration for those watching, to pursue a new passion in sports. Moreover, one of the sports all individuals are so easily drawn is that of sprinting. For there is a great simplicity, yet true power to being one of the fastest men or women on the planet. Whether an individual is competing or modestly observing, the world predominantly desires to see, not just who is fast, but who is the fastest. Moreover, this comes from many with the expectation of a world record from one or all sprinting events. However, are these expectations too high, or should the world feel let down when another Olympics passes without a new sprinting world record to claim? This paper aims to provide the exact answer to that question using the fundamental tools from mathematical statistics and probability.
[Golden Oldies: Classic Articles from the World of Statistics and Probability]: Comment: Academic Politics and the Teaching of Statistics
