Feb 6 2009
Glossary of Basketball Statistics
Neil Paine over at the Basketball-Reference.com Blog made a comprehensive post today with various definitions of some of the more basic and more advanced basketball measures that are used in basketball research. I’m glad he made this post, as this is something that the community certainly needs so that we’re all on the same page. […]
Feb 4 2009
Ranking Net Efficiency Ratings
I’ve been lucky enough to take part in an independent study with my advisor this semester, where I study various methods for ranking things, like sports teams. Our specific area of application is the NCAA tournament, but these methods can be used for much more. My main interest is in how to apply ranking methods […]