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Activity Number: 391
Type: Invited
Date/Time: Wednesday, August 1, 2007 : 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM
Sponsor: Section on Statistics in Sports
Abstract - #307937
Title: Academic Sports Radio: Construction of Interpretable and Valid Metrics for Sports Consulting
Author(s): C. Shane Reese*+
Companies: Brigham Young University
Address: Department of Statistics, Provo, UT, 84602,
Keywords: sports ; consulting
Abstract:

Sports is a data-rich, information-poor area of application. The distinction between data and information is explored through various interactions with the USA Olympic Committee, a National Football League team, and various local media outlets. In each of these three opportunities, the need for statisticians is obvious, as is the level of trust. We present three case studies, one from each of volleyball, football, and media interactions. Through three case studies, we argue the need for advisement on data collection, the creation of additional metrics, development of justifiable models, and the importance of proper interpretation and peer review.

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