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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.
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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!