Title:
Mathletics : how gamblers, managers, and sports enthusiasts use mathematics in baseball, basketball, and football : with a new epilogue by the author
Author:
Winston, Wayne L.
ISBN:
9781400842070
Publication Information:
Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2012.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (391 pages)
Abstract:
Mathletics 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 Win.
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Electronic Access:
http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctt7sj9qCopies:
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