{"product_id":"optimal-sports-math-statistics-and-fantasy-hardback-9780128051634","title":"Optimal Sports Math, Statistics, and Fantasy (Hardback) 9780128051634","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eOptimal Sports Math, Statistics, and Fantasy\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cp\u003eProvides underlying mathematical and statistical ingredients and a sound modeling foundation to develop quantitative sports models and applications.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRobert Kissell (Author), James Poserina (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780128051634\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 10 April 2017\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e352 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.1 x 2.5 cm, 0.69 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eOptimal Sports Math, Statistics, and Fantasy\u003c\/i\u003e provides the sports community—students, professionals, and casual sports fans—with the essential mathematics and statistics required to objectively analyze sports teams, evaluate player performance, and predict game outcomes. These techniques can also be applied to fantasy sports competitions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReaders will learn how to:\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eAccurately rank sports teams\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCompute winning probability\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCalculate expected victory margin\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDetermine the set of factors that are most predictive of team and player performance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eOptimal Sports Math, Statistics, and Fantasy\u003c\/i\u003e also illustrates modeling techniques that can be used to decode and demystify the mysterious computer ranking schemes that are often employed by post-season tournament selection committees in college and professional sports. These methods offer readers a verifiable and unbiased approach to evaluate and rank teams, and the proper statistical procedures to test and evaluate the accuracy of different models.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eOptimal Sports Math, Statistics, and Fantasy\u003c\/i\u003e delivers a proven best-in-class quantitative modeling framework with numerous applications throughout the sports world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. How They Play the Game2. Regression Models3. Probability Models4. Advanced Math and Statistics5. Sports Prediction Models6. Football - NFL7. Basketball - NBA8. Hockey - NHL9. Soccer - MLS10. Baseball - MLB11. Statistics in Baseball12. Fantasy Sports Models13. Advanced Modeling Techniques\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Probability \u0026amp; statistics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Probability \u0026amp; statistics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Probability%20\u0026amp;%20statistics%20%5BPBT%5D%22\"\u003ePBT\u003c\/a\u003e], Mathematics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Mathematics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Mathematics%20%5BPB%5D%22\"\u003ePB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Freshly Printed Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46649651462424,"sku":"9780128051634","price":63.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780128051634_e9ead3eb-77a2-44da-8db9-21d04c767ad9.jpg?v=1694353200","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/optimal-sports-math-statistics-and-fantasy-hardback-9780128051634","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}