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University: “This
course is an exam
ination of the most
advanced applica
tions of [data].
The structure of
the course is to
examine the use
of them to four
main areas of interest: player performance
measurement, in-game decision making,
player selection/team building, and general
administration such as marketing, pricing,
contracts, stadium management, etc. Emphasis
will be placed on not only how the application of
analytics has improved each of these situations,
but how those decisions relate to business
decisions in any other field of commerce.”
Already these courses are turning out
people who have made analytics into a career.
The top two people in the analytics department
of the NFL’s Jacksonville Jaguars are Tony
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Students with
talent in advanced
math can combine
that with a love
of sports to
find careers in
analytics.
G
etting
S
tarted