Description
| Product ID: | 9781138600812 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | Chapman & Hall/CRC Data Science Series |
| Title: | Basketball Data Science |
| Subtitle: | With Applications in R |
| Authors: | Author: Marica Manisera, Paola Zuccolotto |
| Page Count: | 219 |
| Subjects: | Probability and statistics, Probability & statistics, Basketball, Basketball |
| Description: | This book will deal with statistical analysis of basketball data, with special attention to the most recent advances. The book will be of use to statisticians and machine learning experts who want to work in the basketball field. Readers will be able to create graphs and analyses thanks to some new R functions that will be illustrated in the book. Using data from one season of NBA games, Basketball Data Science: With Applications in R is the perfect book for anyone interested in learning and applying data analytics in basketball. Whether assessing the spatial performance of an NBA player''s shots or doing an analysis of the impact of high pressure game situations on the probability of scoring, this book discusses a variety of case studies and hands-on examples using a custom R package. The codes are supplied so readers can reproduce the analyses themselves or create their own. Assuming a basic statistical knowledge, Basketball Data Science with R is suitable for students, technicians, coaches, data analysts and applied researchers. Features:
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| Imprint Name: | CRC Press |
| Publisher Name: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2020-01-14 |
