Taking averages

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Suppose I have a function $f(\theta)$ that is a function of the angle $\theta\in [0,2\pi)$.

Why is the average of $f$ over a large collection of randomly oriented objects:

$$\int f(\theta)\sin \theta\space d\theta ?$$

The $\sin{\theta}\space d\theta$ might be connected to the Jacobian for spherical coordinates? but I am not sure it makes sense to use that here?