{"product_id":"analytic-methods-in-sports-using-mathematics-and-statistics-to-understand-data-from-baseball-football-basketball-and-other-sports-9780367469382","title":"Analytic Methods in Sports: Using Mathematics and Statistics to Understand Data from Baseball, Football, Basketball, and Other Sports","description":"\u003cp\u003eOne of the greatest changes in the sports world in the past 20 years has been the use of mathematical methods to analyze performances, recognize trends and patterns, and predict results\u003ci\u003e. \u003cb\u003eAnalytic Methods in Sports: Using Mathematics and Statistics to Understand Data from Baseball, Football, Basketball, and Other Sports, Second Edition\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eprovides a concise yet thorough introduction to the analytic and statistical methods that are useful in studying sports. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book gives you all the tools necessary to answer key questions in sports analysis. It explains how to apply the methods to sports data and interpret the results, demonstrating that the analysis of sports data is often different from standard statistical analyses. The book integrates a large number of motivating sports examples throughout and offers guidance on computation and suggestions for further reading in each chapter. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeatures \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eCovers numerous statistical procedures for analyzing data based on sports results \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003ePresents fundamental methods for describing and summarizing data \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eDescribes aspects of probability theory and basic statistical concepts that are necessary to understand and deal with the randomness inherent in sports data \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplains the statistical reasoning underlying the methods \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eIllustrates the methods using real data drawn from a wide variety of sports \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers many of the datasets on the author's website, enabling you to replicate the analyses or conduct related analyses \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eNew to the Second Edition\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eR code included for all calculations\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eA new chapter discussing several more advanced methods, such as binary response models, random effects, multilevel models, spline methods, and principal components analysis, and more\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eExercises added to the end of each chapter, to enable use for courses and self-study\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eFull solutions manual available to course instructors.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-13137506\"\u003eThomas A. Severini\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e CRC Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/31\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 372\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.10w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780367469382\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0367469383\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-MAT\"\u003eMathematics\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-MAT029000\"\u003eProbability \u0026amp; Statistics | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-MAT\"\u003eMathematics\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-MAT005000\"\u003eCalculus\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-MAT\"\u003eMathematics\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-MAT027000\"\u003eResearch\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThomas A. Severini\u003c\/strong\u003e is currently professor of statistics at Northwestern University. His research areas include likelihood inference, nonparametric and semiparametric methods, and applications to econometrics. He is also the author of Likelihood Methods in Statistics, Elements of Distribution Theory, and Introduction to Statistical Methods for Financial Models. He received his PhD in statistics from the University of Chicago. 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