Jim Albert,
Jay Bennett
Springer New York
2001e druk, 2001
9780387988160
Curve Ball
Baseball, Statistics, and the Role of Chance in the Game
Specificaties
Gebonden, 350 blz.
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Engels
Springer New York |
2001e druk, 2001
ISBN13: 9780387988160
Rubricering
Verwachte levertijd ongeveer 9 werkdagen
Samenvatting
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.
Specificaties
ISBN13:9780387988160
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:gebonden
Aantal pagina's:350
Uitgever:Springer New York
Druk:2001
Inhoudsopgave
Preface to the Paperback Edition; Introduction; Ch01: Simple Models from Tabletop Baseball Games; Ch02: Exploring Baseball Data; Ch03: Introducing Probability; Ch04: Situational Effects; Ch05: Streakiness (Or, The Hot Hand); Ch06: Measuring Offensive Performance; Ch07: Average Runs per Play; Ch08: The Curvature of Baseball; Ch09: Making Sense of Baseball Strategy; Ch10: Measuring Clutch Play; Ch11: Prediction; Ch12: Did the Best Team Win?; Ch13: Post-Game Comments (A Brief Afterword); Appendix: Baseball Games; Glossary; Bibliography; Index