Learn how probability, math, and statistics can be used to help baseball, football and basketball teams improve, player and lineup selection as well as in game strategy.
Learn how probability, math, and statistics can be used to help baseball, football and basketball teams improve, player and lineup selection as well as in game strategy.
Statistics, Analytics, Microsoft Excel, Probability
4.5 (97 ratings)
TD
Oct 19, 2020
Very interesting course. Great way to get to know how analytics departments behind the scenes of professional sports work.
DT
Dec 18, 2022
I really liked this class, I learned a great deal about math and how to use excel to analyze sports.
From the lesson
Module 5
You will learn basic concepts involving random variables (specifically the normal random variable, expected value, variance and standard deviation.) You will learn how regression can be used to analyze what makes NFL teams win and decode the NFL QB rating system. You will also learn that momentum and the “hot hand” is mostly a myth. Finally, you will use Excel text functions and the concept of Expected Points per play to analyze the effectiveness of a football team’s play calling.
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