Statistical Thinking in Sports

by Jim Albert, Ruud H Koning

Sports have been fruitful areas of application of statistical research for many years. Featuring contributions from leading researchers in this area, Statistical Thinking in Sports covers statistical and econometric methodology along with a range of sporting applications. Organized by statistical theme, this book addresses topics such as ranking and performance measurement, measurement and interpretation of home advantage, measurement of interventions in sports, competitive balance, limits of sports, betting, and attendance of sporting events. The book balances US-based sports with European-based sports.

311 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 12, 2007

About the author

Jim Albert is a Distinguished University Professor of Statistics at Bowling Green State University. His research interests include Bayesian modeling and applications of statistical thinking in sports. He has authored or coauthored several books including Ordinal Data Modeling, Bayesian Computation with R, and Workshop Statistics: Discovery with Data, A Bayesian Approach.