Get in the Game An Interactive Introduction to Sports Analytics 1st edition by Tim Chartier, Ansley Earle ISBN 022681114X 9780226811147

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ISBN 10:       022681114X
ISBN 13: 978-0226811147
Author:         Tim Chartier, Ansley Earle

A mathematician, who has advised the US Olympic Committee, NFL, and NBA, offers sports fans a new way to understand truly improbable feats in their favorite games.
 
In 2013, NBA shooter Steph Curry wowed crowds when he sunk eleven out of thirteen three-pointers―only seven other players, including the likes of Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant, had scored more in the history of games at Madison Square Garden. Four years later, the University of Connecticut women’s basketball team won their one-hundredth straight game, defeating South Carolina 66–55. And in 2010, one sports forecaster―an octopus named Paul―correctly predicted the outcome of all of Germany’s matches in the FIFA World Cup. These are surprising events―but are they truly improbable?
 
In Get in the Game, mathematician and sports analytics expert Tim Chartier helps us answer that question―condensing complex data modeling down to coin tosses and dice throws to give readers both an introduction to statistics and a new way to enjoy sporting events. With these accessible tools, Chartier leads us through modeling experiments that develop our intuitive sense of the improbable. For example, to see how likely you are to beat Curry’s three-pointer feat, consider his 45.3 percent three-point shooting average in 2012–13. Take a coin and assume heads is making the shot (slightly better than Curry at a fifty percent chance). Can you imagine getting heads eleven out of thirteen times? With engaging exercises and fun, comic book–style illustrations by Ansley Earle, Chartier’s book encourages all readers―including those who have never encountered formal statistics, data simulations, or even heard of sports analytics, but enjoy watching sports―to get in the game.

Get in the Game: An Interactive Introduction to Sports Analytics 1st Table of contents:

1 Unforgettably Unbelievable
2 Shoot 3’s Like Steph Curry
3 Dicey Hitting Streak
4 Racking Up the Wins
5 Unbreakable Tennis
6 Improbable NFL Playoff
7 FIFA Octopus Oracle
8 Super-sized Super Bowl TD
9 Scoring Confidence
10 Tiger’s Consistency
11 Moneyball Analytics
12 Race Usain Bolt
13 Get in the Game

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