Mathletics (eBook)

How Gamblers, Managers, and Sports Enthusiasts Use Mathematics in Baseball, Basketball, and Football

Wayne L. Winston (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2012
392 Seiten
Princeton University Press (Verlag)
978-1-4008-4207-0 (ISBN)

Infos

How math can be used to improve performance and predict outcomes in professional sportsMathletics is a remarkably entertaining book that shows readers how to use simple mathematics to analyze a range of statistical and probability-related questions in professional baseball, basketball, and football, and in sports gambling. How does professional baseball evaluate hitters? Is a singles hitter like Wade Boggs more valuable than a power hitter like David Ortiz? Should NFL teams pass or run more often on first downs? Could professional basketball have used statistics to expose the crooked referee Tim Donaghy? Does money buy performance in professional sports?In Mathletics, Wayne Winston describes the mathematical methods that top coaches and managers use to evaluate players and improve team performance, and gives math enthusiasts the practical tools they need to enhance their understanding and enjoyment of their favorite sports-and maybe even gain the outside edge to winning bets. Mathletics blends fun math problems with sports stories of actual games, teams, and players, along with personal anecdotes from Winston's work as a sports consultant. Winston uses easy-to-read tables and illustrations to illuminate the techniques and ideas he presents, and all the necessary math concepts-such as arithmetic, basic statistics and probability, and Monte Carlo simulations-are fully explained in the examples.After reading Mathletics, you will understand why baseball teams should almost never bunt, why football overtime systems are unfair, why points, rebounds, and assists aren't enough to determine who's the NBA's best player-and much, much more. In a new epilogue, Winston discusses the stats and numerical analysis behind some recent sporting events, such as how the Dallas Mavericks used analytics to become the 2011 NBA champions.

Autor

Wayne L. Winston is the John and Esther Reese Professor of Decision Sciences at Indiana University's Kelley School of Business. His many books include Operations Research: Applications and Algorithms. He has been a consultant to major corporate and sports organizations, including USA Diving and the Dallas Mavericks.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 18.3.2012
• Zusatzinfo: 114 line illus. 49 tables.
• Verlagsort: Princeton
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik
• Themenwelt: Sport ► Ballsport ► Basketball
• Themenwelt: Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik ► Allgemeines / Lexika
• Themenwelt: Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik ► Mathematische Spiele und Unterhaltung
• Schlagworte: 1969 NFL season • 2006 NFL season • 40-yard dash • absolute value • Adam Morrison • Addition • Advertising • all-pro • Alternative hypothesis • American football positions • arbitrage betting • Arizona Wildcats • Batting order (cricket) • BCS National Championship Game • ben roethlisberger • Bowl Championship Series • bowl game • Calculation • Career • coefficient of determination • college basketball • College Football • conditional expectation • Data Analysis • David Carr (American football) • Decision-Making • Down (gridiron football) • Dynamic Programming • estimation • expected value • Fantasy football (American) • Field Goal • Forecast Error • Forecasting • fumble • Game Theory • Goal line (gridiron football) • Great Baseball • hot hand • Incomplete pass • indianapolis colts • interception • Iteration • Joseph Addai • Kickoff (gridiron football) • Least Squares • Likelihood Function • linear regression • Logistic Regression • Marvin Harrison • Mathematical Analysis • Microsoft • Money Management • Monte Carlo Method • National Collegiate Athletic Association • National Football League • Normal distribution • null hypothesis • Onside kick • Oskar Morgenstern • Passer rating • Payroll • percentage • percentile • Peyton Manning • Poisson distribution • Prediction • Probability • probability of success • Probability Theory • pro bowl • p-value • Pythagorean Theorem • Quantity • Quarterback • Random Number • random sequence • Random Variable • Ranking (information retrieval) • Rating Percentage Index • Reggie Wayne • Regression Analysis • result • San Diego Chargers • square root • standard deviation • standard error • Standard Score • Statistic • statistical significance • Summation • Super Bowl XLI • Tackle (gridiron football position) • The First Team • Theory of Games and Economic Behavior • Tom Brady • Touchdown • Two-point conversion • Wide Receiver • year
• ISBN-10: 1-4008-4207-7 / 1400842077
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4008-4207-0 / 9781400842070