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Book Title
Sport Analytics: An Applied Introduction to How Numbers are Ch
ISBN
9781792453977

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Kendall Hunt Publishing Company
ISBN-10
1792453973
ISBN-13
9781792453977
eBay Product ID (ePID)
6050415532

Product Key Features

Number of Pages
277 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Sport Analytics : an Applied Introduction to How Numbers Are Changing Sport
Subject
General
Publication Year
2022
Type
Textbook
Author
John Wolohan, John T
Subject Area
Business & Economics
Format
Trade Paperback

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Item Weight
27.6 Oz

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Intended Audience
College Audience
Table Of Content
Acknowledgments Preface About the Authors CHAPTER 1 Introduction to Sport Analytics CHAPTER 2 Statistical Programming and Sport Analytics CHAPTER 3 Pythagorean Wins and Probability in Sport Analytics CHAPTER 4 Baseball and Sport Analytics CHAPTER 5 Hockey, Basketball and Sport Analytics CHAPTER 6 Football and Sport Analytics CHAPTER 7 Monte Carlo Methods in Sport Analytics CHAPTER 8 Game Theory in Sport Analytics CHAPTER 9 Optimization Methods in Sport Analytics CHAPTER 10 Deep Learning in Sport Analytics CHAPTER 11 Player Projection Systems in Sport Analytics CHAPTER 12 Ranking and Rating Systems in Sport Analytics CHAPTER 13 Analytics and Sports Business CHAPTER 14 Analytics and Esports CHAPTER 15 Sports Gambling and Fantasy Sports CHAPTER 16 Legal & Ethical Considerations Glossary Index
Synopsis
Sport Analytics: An Applied Introduction to How Numbers are Changing Sport provides readers with an analytical foundation required to do sport analytics and an overview of the canonical methods in sport analytics. To achieve the methods simultaneously, Sport Analytics introduces the most important in sport analytics and teaches the practical and theoretical considerations for these methods: from OPS, to DVOA, to weighted plus-minus and beyond. The text covers all four major American sports, soccer, individual sports and eSports. J.T. Wolohan and John T. Wolohan's Sport Analytics: An Applied Introduction to How Numbers are Changing Sport: is intended for undergraduate or introductory graduate level sport analytics students or a sport-specific supplement to the education of economics, data science, computer science, mathematics, or engineering students. is the only publication that discusses the metrics that are critical to an analytical understanding of contemporary sport. combines discussion of these metrics with practical examples in R of how to calculate these metrics, providing readers with valuable data analysis skills. emphasizes the metrics in context and teaches the game-theoretic aspects and backdrop of sport analytics-understanding sport analytics through the lens of decision making theory. is student friendly! The publication integrates objectives, case studies, review questions, programming exercises, key terms, and the source code repository for metrics covered in the book., Provides readers with an analytical foundation required to do sport analytics and an overview of the canonical methods in sport analytics. To achieve the methods simultaneously, the book introduces the most important topics in sport analytics and teaches the practical and theoretical considerations.

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