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Activity Number:
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193
- Contributed Poster Presentations: Section on Statistics in Sports
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Type:
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Contributed
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Date/Time:
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Monday, July 30, 2018 : 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM
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Sponsor:
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Section on Statistics in Sports
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Abstract #330064
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Title:
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Statistics Behind the Skill: Cluster Analysis and Data Visualization on Disc Golf Data
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Author(s):
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Elijah S Meyer* and Jennifer L Green
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Companies:
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Montana State University and Montana State University
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Keywords:
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Cluster Analysis;
Visualization;
Disc Golf
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Abstract:
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Disc golf, a game of strength strategy, and control, is a competitive sport with the goal of throwing a plastic disc into a metal cage. The objective of this research is to develop data informed preparation strategies for this sport using performance indicators from elite disc golf players. K-means cluster analysis was performed on a suite of covariates measured over the 2016 and 2017 disc golf seasons to identify important factors associated with player performance. We also created 3-D visualizations of a disc golf hole using latitude, longitude and estimated elevations to capture characteristics that still pictures fail to enhance. The 3-D visualizations and still pictures were both presented to disc golf players. Interviews conducted on players' preparation techniques when observing a still image vs. the 3-D visualizations found that players assess the shape of the land and anticipate disc reaction to the landscape more effectively than with a still picture.
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Authors who are presenting talks have a * after their name.
