Curve Ball
Baseball, Statistics, and the Role of Chance in the Game
Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Mathematics, Statistics, Sports
| Author: | Jim Albert, Jay Bennett | ISBN: | 9780387215129 |
| Publisher: | Springer New York | Publication: | November 23, 2007 |
| Imprint: | Copernicus | Language: | English |
| Author: | Jim Albert, Jay Bennett |
| ISBN: | 9780387215129 |
| Publisher: | Springer New York |
| Publication: | November 23, 2007 |
| Imprint: | Copernicus |
| Language: | English |
A look at baseball data from a statistical modeling perspective! There is a fascination among baseball fans and the media to collect data on every imaginable event during a baseball game and this book addresses a number of questions that are of interest to many baseball fans. These include how to rate players, predict the outcome of a game or the attainment of an achievement, making sense of situational data, and deciding the most valuable players in the World Series. Aimed at a general audience, the text does not assume any prior background in probability or statistics, although a knowledge of high school abgebra will be helpful.
A look at baseball data from a statistical modeling perspective! There is a fascination among baseball fans and the media to collect data on every imaginable event during a baseball game and this book addresses a number of questions that are of interest to many baseball fans. These include how to rate players, predict the outcome of a game or the attainment of an achievement, making sense of situational data, and deciding the most valuable players in the World Series. Aimed at a general audience, the text does not assume any prior background in probability or statistics, although a knowledge of high school abgebra will be helpful.
