Big Data. Episode 9, How New Statistics Transform Sports.
- 1 online resource (streaming video file) (33 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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Tim Chartier
Originally produced by The Great Courses in 2014.
Follow the saga of the 2002 Oakland A's, famously depicted in the book and film Moneyball. Thanks to data analytics, the A's made it to the major league playoffs with a roster of undervalued players. Survey the increasing role of data at all levels of sports competition.