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      Basketball Data Science: With Applications in R

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      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 ...

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      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:

      • One of the first books to provide statistical and data mining methods for the growing field of analytics in basketball
      • Presents tools for modelling graphs and figures to visualize the data
      • Includes real world case studies and examples, such as estimations of scoring probability using the Golden State Warriors as a test case
      • Provides the source code and data so readers can do their own analyses on NBA teams and players

      Imprint Name:CRC Press
      Publisher Name:Taylor & Francis Ltd
      Country of Publication:GB
      Publishing Date:2020-01-14

      Additional information

      Weight548 g
      Dimensions160 × 242 × 22 mm