Each January and February, hundreds of future statistics and biostatistics PhD students are pawns in what can be a nasty … More
Month: January 2014
NBA projection report card, midseason edition
Early in the season, we explored projections for the 2013-14 NBA season, looking specifically at how analytics folks viewed things. … More
A team-specific look at NHL overtime rates
I’m always been fascinated by how players and referees in sports respond to incentives, and hockey has provided several great … More
Organic produce and the causal inference questions which should be asked
Johns Hopkins University took a bold step recently, pledging to use at least 35% local, organic, and sustainable food items by … More
Are underdogs winning more bowl games?
If you were to have cast a Texas Tech – Central Florida – Oklahoma money line parlay (i.e., betting each … More
