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“pete palmer”

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  • The Hidden Game of Baseball

    by John Thorn, Pete Palmer ...
    The acclaimed classic on the statistical analysis of baseball records in order to evaluate players and win more games.Long before Moneyball became a sensation or Nate Silver turned the knowledge he'd honed on baseball into electoral gold, John Thorn and Pete Palmer were using statistics to shake the foundations of the game. First published in 1984, The Hidden Game of Baseball ushered in the ... Read more

    Was $17.29 USD Now $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Hidden Game of Football

    A Revolutionary Approach to the Game and Its Statistics

    by Bob Carroll, Pete Palmer, John Thorn ...
    The 1988 cult classic behind football's data analytics revolution, now back in print with a new foreword and preface."The book that started it all. A visionary approach to football two decades ahead of its time." —Brian Burke, ESPN sports data scientist, creator of expected points added, win probability, and win ratesData analytics have revolutionized football. With play sheets informed by ... Read more

    $17.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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  • A Mathematician at the Ballpark

    Odds and Probabilities for Baseball Fans

    by Ken Ross ...
    In A Mathematician at the Ballpark, professor Ken Ross reveals the math behind the stats. This lively and accessible book shows baseball fans how to harness the power of made predictions and better understand the game. Using real-world examples from historical and modern-day teams, Ross shows: Why on-base and slugging percentages are more important than batting averages How professional odds ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • Wizardry

    Baseball's All-Time Greatest Fielders Revealed

    by Michael Humphreys ...
    The systematic analysis of baseball statistics, often called "sabermetrics," has evolved in recent years to resemble something of a science, attracting fans from diverse professional and educational backgrounds, all fascinated by the analysis itself and its insights into the game. But one problem has defied solution: estimating runs saved by fielders throughout history. Traditional statistics ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Statistical Distributions

    by Catherine Forbes, Merran Evans, Nicholas Hastings, Brian Peacock ...
    A new edition of the trusted guide on commonly used statistical distributionsFully updated to reflect the latest developments on the topic, Statistical Distributions, Fourth Edition continues to serve as an authoritative guide on the application of statistical methods to research across various disciplines. The book provides a concise presentation of popular statistical distributions along with ... Read more

    $75.00 USD

  • A Modern Approach to Regression with R

    by Simon Sheather ...
    Series series Mathematics and Statistics (R0)
    This book focuses on tools and techniques for building regression models using real-world data and assessing their validity. A key theme throughout the book is that it makes sense to base inferences or conclusions only on valid models. Plots are shown to be an important tool for both building regression models and assessing their validity. We shall see that deciding what to plot and how each plot ... Read more

    $71.99 USD

  • Getting Started with Business Analytics

    Insightful Decision-Making

    by David Roi Hardoon, Galit Shmueli ...
    Assuming no prior knowledge or technical skills, Getting Started with Business Analytics: Insightful Decision-Making explores the contents, capabilities, and applications of business analytics. It bridges the worlds of business and statistics and describes business analytics from a non-commercial standpoint. The authors demystify the main concepts ... Read more

    $82.99 USD

  • Baseball's All-Time Best Hitters

    How Statistics Can Level the Playing Field

    by Michael J. Schell ...
    Tony Gwynn is the greatest hitter in the history of baseball. That's the conclusion of this engaging and provocative analysis of baseball's all-time best hitters. Michael Schell challenges the traditional list of all-time hitters, which places Ty Cobb first, Gwynn 16th, and includes just 8 players whose prime came after 1960. Schell argues that the raw batting averages used as the list's basis ... Read more

    $30.99 USD

  • Numerical Methods in Finance and Economics

    A MATLAB-Based Introduction

    by Paolo Brandimarte ...
    Series series Statistics in Practice
    A state-of-the-art introduction to the powerful mathematical and statistical tools used in the field of financeThe use of mathematical models and numerical techniques is a practice employed by a growing number of applied mathematicians working on applications in finance. Reflecting this development, Numerical Methods in Finance and Economics: A MATLAB?-Based Introduction, Second Edition bridges ... Read more

    $161.00 USD

  • Understanding Sponsored Search

    Core Elements of Keyword Advertising

    by Jim Jansen ...
    This book addresses the underlying foundational elements, both theoretical and methodological, of sponsored search. As such, the contents are less affected by the ever-changing implementation aspects of technology. Rather than focusing on the how, this book examines what causes the how. Why do certain keywords work, while others do not? Why does that ad work well, when others that are similar do ... Read more

    $54.99 USD

  • 101 Things You May Not Have Known About Baseball

    by John DT White ...
    Are you a baseball fan? Are you familiar with the rules and terminology of America’s favourite game? Would you like to know more about the history of baseball and the famous players past and present? If so, you won’t want to be without 101 Things You May Not Have Known About Baseball.Which player who holds the record for the most home runs in a single season? Who became the youngest ever manager ... Read more

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  • Group Sequential and Confirmatory Adaptive Designs in Clinical Trials

    by Gernot Wassmer, Werner Brannath ...
    Series series Mathematics and Statistics (R0)
    This book provides an up-to-date review of the general principles of and techniques for confirmatory adaptive designs. Confirmatory adaptive designs are a generalization of group sequential designs. With these designs, interim analyses are performed in order to stop the trial prematurely under control of the Type I error rate. In adaptive designs, it is also permissible to perform a data-driven ... Read more

    $134.99 USD