9781422285237 - Analytics: Sports Stats & More

how to scout the scout,” he says. “If you are considering trading for a player, or drafting a player, you need to know what kind of character he has. How competitive is he? Does he play hurt? Does he stay out? You have to have both the analytics and the scouting perspective.” Do you believe your eyes or do you believe the data? At first controversial, sports analytics are now an established part of the industry. The data experts have already redefined sports. Finding out how analytics works and where your skills and interests fit in might redefine your future, too.

Text-Dependent Questions 1. What is the name of the stat Tony Khan created to rate college cornerbacks? 2. Per Ari Kaplan, why are college baseball analytics still relatively untapped? 3. What golfer used stats to take a big step forward in his career? Research Project Try to think of a statistic that you would like analyzed in any sport. Do some digging on the Internet to see what type of information you can find to help formulate your study. Try to invent a stat that no one has thought of!

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