Learning Bayesian Statistics

#108 Modeling Sports & Extracting Player Values, with Paul Sabin


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Takeaways

  • Convincing non-stats stakeholders in sports analytics can be challenging, but building trust and confirming their prior beliefs can help in gaining acceptance.
  • Combining subjective beliefs with objective data in Bayesian analysis leads to more accurate forecasts.
  • The availability of massive data sets has revolutionized sports analytics, allowing for more complex and accurate models.
  • Sports analytics models should consider factors like rest, travel, and altitude to capture the full picture of team performance.
  • The impact of budget on team performance in American sports and the use of plus-minus models in basketball and American football are important considerations in sports analytics.
  • The future of sports analytics lies in making analysis more accessible and digestible for everyday fans.
  • There is a need for more focus on estimating distributions and variance around estimates in sports analytics.
  • AI tools can empower analysts to do their own analysis and make better decisions, but it's important to ensure they understand the assumptions and structure of the data.
  • Measuring the value of certain positions, such as midfielders in soccer, is a challenging problem in sports analytics.
  • Game theory plays a significant role in sports strategies, and optimal strategies can change over time as the game evolves.

Chapters

00:00 Introduction and Overview

09:27 The Power of Bayesian Analysis in Sports Modeling

16:28 The Revolution of Massive Data Sets in Sports Analytics

31:03 The Impact of Budget in Sports Analytics

39:35 Introduction to Sports Analytics

52:22 Plus-Minus Models in American Football

01:04:11 The Future of Sports Analytics

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