Skip to content
StatsbyLopez

StatsbyLopez

  • About
  • Consulting in sports
  • My CV
  • Publications
  • Sports research
  • Stats & Sports class
    • Readings
    • Homeworks
    • Labs & Lecture Notes

Month: April 2014

On NHL Game 7’s

Three NHL Game 7’s are scheduled for tonight, so I figured I’d run some Game 7 numbers. For this analysis, … More

Game 7, NHL

Momentum and hockey

Momentum does not exist! Yes it does! No it doesn’t! Yes it does! Actually, it both exists and doesn’t exist simultaneously! … More

goals, momentum, NHL

So we entered a Kaggle contest…

The website Kaggle sponsored a March Machine Learning Mania contest over the last few months, which involved picking probabilities for every hypothetical … More

Kaggle, March Madness

Revisiting 2013-14 NBA projections

At the beginning of the year, we looked at how different projection systems viewed the 2013-14 NBA season. To recap, … More

NBA, over under wins, Prediction Machine, team rankings

What were the odds that you picked this years bracket perfectly?

Two weeks ago, I explained how most of the numbers floating around regarding the “perfect bracket” were missing several key … More

The MOOC revolution

As online courses increase in enrollment and opportunity, Johns Hopkins’ Brian Caffo came to Brown on Monday, 4/7, to give a … More

flipped classroom, MOOC, teaching

Common sense & statistics, using NFL and NBA arrest rates

In his bi-annual mailbag, ESPN’s Bill Simmons takes a sarcastic tone to the NFL, advocating that the NBA should exploit … More

arrest rates, NBA, NFL, Simmons

Recent Posts

  • On the thank you’s we never get to say
  • The blog has moved!
  • Triggered – a look at the LSU judge sentencing paper
  • Evaluating sports predictions against the market
  • Evaluating the evaluators

Twitter

  • RT @yolo_pinyato: was going to go dark for a bit but wanted to comment on the @NekiasNBA/@stevejones20 debate regarding analytics vs. the e… 2 hours ago
  • RT @Ravens: Our inaugural Women's History Month spotlights 💜 Meet these fantastic women who are crucial to the Ravens organization: https:… 4 hours ago

Archives

  • December 2019
  • March 2018
  • September 2017
  • June 2017
  • April 2017
  • March 2017
  • February 2017
  • January 2017
  • December 2016
  • November 2016
  • October 2016
  • September 2016
  • July 2016
  • June 2016
  • May 2016
  • April 2016
  • March 2016
  • January 2016
  • December 2015
  • November 2015
  • October 2015
  • September 2015
  • August 2015
  • July 2015
  • May 2015
  • April 2015
  • March 2015
  • February 2015
  • January 2015
  • December 2014
  • November 2014
  • October 2014
  • September 2014
  • August 2014
  • July 2014
  • June 2014
  • May 2014
  • April 2014
  • March 2014
  • February 2014
  • January 2014
  • December 2013
  • November 2013
  • October 2013
  • September 2013
  • August 2013
  • July 2013
  • June 2013
  • May 2013
  • April 2013
  • March 2013
  • February 2013
  • January 2013
  • December 2012
  • November 2012
  • October 2012
  • September 2012

Categories

  • Uncategorized

Meta

  • Register
  • Log in
  • Entries feed
  • Comments feed
  • WordPress.com

  • 297,760 hits
Blog at WordPress.com.
Cancel

 
Loading Comments...
Comment
    ×
    Privacy & Cookies: This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this website, you agree to their use.
    To find out more, including how to control cookies, see here: Cookie Policy