advanced-stats Stories - Liberty Ballers
An Introduction to Hockey Analytics Part 3: The Perils of Sample Size
There are two features of the game of hockey that make effective use of statistical analysis difficult. The first, as discussed in the last four parts (Part 2, linked at the bottom of this post) is the problem of Context, and as detailed in those posts, Hockey Stats have evolved so that we can take...
It's Not Just Hockey Stats That Come Under Fire...
The acceptance of DIPS took longer for some than others, and McCracken fought every question, every cry of fraud and hack and con man, to explain that however someone felt about him, the data didn't lie, and his spreadsheets told him this was the truth."He was in hand-to-hand combat to convince...
Patrick Kaleta most annoying player in league (Statistically)
I dug up these tables from a while back in a fanpost i never posted. The Kaleta is officially the player the opposing team most wants to cheapshot. Also of note is the very low number of penalties he took. (misconducts and coincidental penalties are not included) Minor note: Tables do not...
Number That May Only Interest Me: 24.25
24.25 Sean Couturier's Drummondville Voltigeurs swept through the first round of the QMJHL playoffs, outscoring the Chicoutimi Saguenéens 21-12. Couturier scored 3 times and tallied 5 assists for 8 points in the four games. He posted 9 dangerous shots in those four games, or 2.25...
Lies, D*mn Lies, and 2008 Seminole Defensive Statistics
We all know that statistics can be manipulated to say pretty much anything, and to suit virtually any hypothesis, no matter how outlandish. But if you assemble enough statistics, and order them logically, the truth tends to rise to the surface. After crunching some numbers, and possibly inventing...
My First Post: Fortified With Stat Nerdery
<!--Introduction of myself, what I hope to write, then some statistical-mystical ramblings to follow--> My name is CSStieber. I've trolled these MHR waters since the Buffalo Bills game last year (yeah, I froze my tukhus off at the game). This was the MHR first post I read. hoosierteacher...
Statistical +/- for the Bulls 06-07, 07-08, and 08-09 (so far) seasons
Over the last couple of days I've gotten to work on using Neil Paine's version of Statistical +/- to look at the Bulls so far this year. I shared some of my results in the post on Hollinger's critique of Rose vis-a-vis Brook Lopez when the discussion got somewhat sidetracked. I decided I would...
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