Get in the Game

An Interactive Introduction to Sports Analytics

Get in the Game
Tim Chartier, Ansley Earle
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Paperback
h229 x 152mm - 160pg
7 Sep 2022 US
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9780226811147
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A mathematician, who has advised the US Olympic Committee, NFL, and NBA, offers sports fans a new way to understand truly improbable feats in their favorite games. In 2013, NBA shooter Steph Curry wowed crowds when he sunk eleven out of thirteen three-pointers-only seven other players, including the likes of Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant, had scored more in the history of games at Madison Square Garden. Four years later, the University of Connecticut women' s basketball team won their one-hundredth straight game, defeating South Carolina 66-55. And in 2010, one sports forecaster-an octopus named Paul-correctly predicted the outcome of all of Germany' s matches in the FIFA World Cup. These are surprising events-but are they truly improbable? In Get in the Game, mathematician and sports analytics expert Tim Chartier helps us answer that question-condensing complex data modeling down to coin tosses and dice throws to give readers both an introduction to statistics and a new way to enjoy sporting events. With these accessible tools, Chartier leads us through modeling experiments that develop our intuitive sense of the improbable. For example, to see how likely you are to beat Curry' s three-pointer feat, consider his 45. 3 percent three-point shooting average in 2012-13. Take a coin and assume heads is making the shot (slightly better than Curry at a fifty percent chance). Can you imagine getting heads eleven out of thirteen times? With engaging exercises and fun, comic book-style illustrations by Ansley Earle, Chartier' s book encourages all readers-including those who have never encountered formal statistics, data simulations, or even heard of sports analytics, but enjoy watching sports-to get in the game.
"Get in the Game is a playful and welcoming introduction to the interplay between sports and math. Assuming no math and using only a coin and a die, Chartier artfully illustrates why sports analytics matter through the simplest of questions: how do we measure greatness? This is a must-read for anyone curious about the analytical side of sport. " -- John Urschel, former NFL offensive lineman, Institute for Advanced Study, and coauthor of "Mind and Matter: A Life in Math and Football" "I' ve always wished I could keep a miniature Tim Chartier on my shoulder while I' m watching sports: a brilliant, enthusiastic, friendly expert eager to share his insights about the games. With this book, you' ve got the next best thing. " -- Ben Orlin, author of "Math Games with Bad Drawings" "A fun, important book that will draw a lot of sports fans into analytics and mathematics. Lively and informative. " -- Roland B. Minton, author of "Sports Math: An Introductory Course in the Mathematics of Sports Science and Sports Analytics" "Fun and full of puzzles and brainteasers in a mashup of mathematics. . . . Magic. " -- Robert Schaefer * New York Journal of Books, on "Math Bytes" *
Tim Chartier is the Joseph R. Morton Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science at Davidson College. He has fielded analytics questions from ESPN, the New York Times, the US Olympic and Paralympic Committee, and teams in the NBA, NFL, and NASCAR. Among his numerous books, he is the author of Math Bytes: Google Bombs, Chocolate-Covered Pi, and Other Cool Bits in Computing.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9780226811147
Published: 7 Sep 2022
Published In: United States
Imprint: University of Chicago Press
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Format: Paperback
Height: 229mm
Width: 152mm
Spine: 13mm
Pages: 160

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