Covering the Bases: Making Sense of Bill Jamesý Statistical Nonsense - Couverture souple

Walsh, Travis

 
9780595389483: Covering the Bases: Making Sense of Bill Jamesý Statistical Nonsense
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0595389481 ISBN 13 : 9780595389483
Editeur : iUniverse, 2006

Synopsis

Albert Einstein once said Imagination is more important than knowledge.Albert Einstein never met Bill James.For years baseball fans have been praising the so-called "Guru of Statistics." Now, you can join the Woodward and Bernstein of the baseball world as they uncover the TRUTH about sabermetrics and the baseball pariah that is Bill James.The mainstream sports media, as well as men inside the game, have ignored the obvious for years; Bill James' methods, formulae, and approach to the game DO NOT WORK.In Covering the Bases: Making Sense of Bill James' Statistical Nonsense, Walsh and McFall will take you deeper into the modern statistical mindset than anyone has gone before.After months of researching and examining James' writings, they have systematically revealed the fallacies perpetuated by Bill James and his fellow sabermetricians.Join them in discovering the truth about Runs Created and Win Shares. Find out the REAL reason the Boston Red Sox won the 2004 World Series. And discover new and accurate non-sabermetric calculations such as scoring position percentage.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Albert Einstein once said Imagination is more important than knowledge.Albert Einstein never met Bill James.For years baseball fans have been praising the so-called "Guru of Statistics." Now, you can join the Woodward and Bernstein of the baseball world as they uncover the TRUTH about sabermetrics and the baseball pariah that is Bill James.The mainstream sports media, as well as men inside the game, have ignored the obvious for years; Bill James' methods, formulae, and approach to the game DO NOT WORK.In Covering the Bases: Making Sense of Bill James' Statistical Nonsense, Walsh and McFall will take you deeper into the modern statistical mindset than anyone has gone before.After months of researching and examining James' writings, they have systematically revealed the fallacies perpetuated by Bill James and his fellow sabermetricians.Join them in discovering the truth about Runs Created and Win Shares. Find out the REAL reason the Boston Red Sox won the 2004 World Series. And discover new and accurate non-sabermetric calculations such as scoring position percentage.

Biographie de l'auteur

Travis Walsh and Thomas McFall are baseball junkies who get goose bumps when they hear the umpire say ?play ball?. They have played, studied, loved, and lived baseball for the past 25 years. They are currently collaborating on their second book on the national pastime.

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Éditeur
iUniverse
Date d'édition
2006
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0595389481
ISBN 13 
9780595389483
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
242
Coordonnées du fabricant
Buchpark GmbH
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