Mean and median are two of the most useful methods used to summarize numerical data. The mean of a set of data is simply the average, which is found by adding up the total of all the observations and dividing by the number of observations. The mean is used to describe the average number of…
DetailsThis is a review of the sports analytics prediction model research conducted by Stephanie Kovalchik and Machar Reid. Tennis is often considered to be a mental game as it is an individual sport and the majority of the time is spent preparing for the next play. Consequently, coaching is often focused on the players’ mentality.…
DetailsThis is a review of the e-sports analytics research conducted by Matthias Schubert, Anders Drachen, and Tobias Mahlmann. The field of e-sports, computer games played competitively, is growing around the world, with millions of competitors and millions of viewers. As a result, e-sports analytics have emerged, which relate to both sports analytics and digital game…
DetailsThis is a review of the convolutional neural networks research conducted by Paul Power, Jennifer Hobbs, Hector Ruiz, Xinyu Wei, and Patrick Lucey. In the English Premier League, the discrepancy between the larger market and smaller market teams grows consistently wider. One strategy that the small market team could use to help decrease this disparity…
DetailsThis is a review of the win probability research conducted by Sujoy Ganguly and Nathan Frank. In the NBA the win probability statistic is based on game time, possession, and point differential in order to predict who the winner of the game will be. There are two main issues with this statistic. One, it does…
DetailsThis is a review of the egocentric ghosting model research conducted by Gedas Bertasius, Aaron Chan, and Jianbo Shi. The use of data-driven ghosting models is increasing as player tracking data becomes more widely available. The issue with the models that have been previously constructed is that their analysis of the players’ decisions is based…
DetailsThis is a review of the online gaming research conducted by Philip Z. Maymin. League of Nations is a multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) game. Within a MOBA game, each player controls a single character and fight as a team. The game’s publisher only provides very basic statistics such as when a character dies, who…
DetailsThis is a review of the Weighted Least Squares Regression Model research with NHL data conducted by Brian Macdonald. NBA analysts and teams use the adjusted plus-minus (APM) stat to determine players’ contributions to the offense and defense. One strength of the APM is that each player’s score is not dependent on his teammates’ scores…
DetailsThis is a review of the expected rewards in fantasy sports research conducted by Martin B. Haugh and Raghav Singal Daily Fantasy Sports is an ever-growing industry with millions of users participating each year. DFS covers a wide variety of sports including football, basketball, baseball, soccer, and golf. Each competitor puts together a fantasy team…
DetailsThis is a review of the team strategy model and match model research conducted by Leonardo Lamas, Junior Barrera, Guilherme Otranto and Carlos Ugrinowitsch. Invasion games refer to team games that require one team to invade another team’s defense to score. In order for these teams to be successful, the players must work together as…
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