Wrong Numbers in Sports

Nonfiction, Sports
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Author: David Berri, Martin Schmidt ISBN: 9780132089555
Publisher: Pearson Education Publication: March 31, 2010
Imprint: FT Press Language: English
Author: David Berri, Martin Schmidt
ISBN: 9780132089555
Publisher: Pearson Education
Publication: March 31, 2010
Imprint: FT Press
Language: English

This is the eBook version of the printed book.

This Element is an excerpt from Stumbling On Wins: Two Economists Expose the Pitfalls on the Road to Victory in Professional Sports (9780132357784) by David J. Berri and Martin B. Schmidt. Available in print and digital formats.

 

Why sports decision-makers are wrong so often — and why they keep making the same mistakes, year after year.

 

When Bill James introduced his findings on the importance of on-base percentage–and the unimportance of steals–decision-makers in baseball didn’t embrace his work. Their initial reaction fully reflects the lessons of behavioral economics: people have trouble accepting information that contradicts their viewpoints. The same story has been seen again and again across the North American professional sports world.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

This is the eBook version of the printed book.

This Element is an excerpt from Stumbling On Wins: Two Economists Expose the Pitfalls on the Road to Victory in Professional Sports (9780132357784) by David J. Berri and Martin B. Schmidt. Available in print and digital formats.

 

Why sports decision-makers are wrong so often — and why they keep making the same mistakes, year after year.

 

When Bill James introduced his findings on the importance of on-base percentage–and the unimportance of steals–decision-makers in baseball didn’t embrace his work. Their initial reaction fully reflects the lessons of behavioral economics: people have trouble accepting information that contradicts their viewpoints. The same story has been seen again and again across the North American professional sports world.

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