This handbook will provide both overviews of statistical methods in sports and in-depth treatment of critical problems and challenges confronting statistical research in sports. The material in the handbook will be organized by major sport (baseball, football, hockey, basketball, and soccer) followed by a section on other sports and general statistical design and analysis issues that are common to all sports. This handbook has the potential to become the standard reference for obtaining the necessary background to conduct serious statistical analyses for sports applications and to appreciate scholarly work in this expanding area.
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1 Evaluation of Batters and Base Runners |
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2 Using Publicly Available Baseball Data to Measure and Evaluate Pitching Performance |
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39 | (28) |
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4 Situational Statistics, Clutch Hitting, and Streakiness |
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5 Estimating Team Strength in the NFL |
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6 Forecasting the Performance of College Prospects Selected in the National Football League Draft |
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137 | (28) |
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7 Evaluation of Quarterbacks and Kickers |
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165 | (18) |
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8 Situational Success: Evaluating Decision-Making in Football |
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183 | (16) |
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9 Probability Models for Streak Shooting |
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199 | (16) |
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10 Possession-Based Player Performance Analysis in Basketball (Adjusted +/- and Related Concepts) |
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215 | (14) |
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11 Optimal Strategy in Basketball |
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229 | (16) |
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12 Studying Basketball through the Lens of Player Tracking Data |
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13 Poisson/Exponential Models for Scoring in Ice Hockey |
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271 | (16) |
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14 Hockey Player Performance via Regularized Logistic Regression |
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287 | (20) |
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15 Statistical Evaluation of Ice Hockey Goaltending |
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307 | (20) |
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16 Educated Guesswork: Drafting in the National Hockey League |
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327 | (14) |
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17 Models for Outcomes of Soccer Matches |
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341 | (14) |
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18 Rating of Team Abilities in Soccer |
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355 | (18) |
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19 Player Ratings in Soccer |
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373 | (12) |
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20 Effectiveness of In-Season Coach Dismissal |
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385 | (16) |
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21 Referee Bias in Football |
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401 | (24) |
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22 Golf Analytics: Developments in Performance Measurement and Handicapping |
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425 | (20) |
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23 Research Directions in Cricket |
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445 | (16) |
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24 Performance Development at the Olympic Games |
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Jim Albert is Professor of Mathematics and Statistics at Bowling Green State University; Mark E. Glickman is Senior Lecturer on Statistics at Harvard University; Ruud H. Koning is Professor of Sports Economics at the University of Groningen; and Tim Swartz is Professor of Statistics and Actuarial Science at Simon Fraser University.
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