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*438 !**	Wed, 8/1/2012, 8:30 AM - 10:20 AM	HQ-Sapphire B
Hierarchical Modeling in Sports — Invited Papers
Section on Statistics in Sports , Section for Statistical Programmers and Analysts , CHANCE
Organizer(s): Shane T Jensen, The Wharton School
Chair(s): Shane T Jensen, The Wharton School
8:35 AM	Hierarchical Bayesian Modeling of Hitting Performance in Baseball — Blakeley B. McShane, Northwestern University ; Shane T Jensen, The Wharton School ; Abraham J Wyner, The Wharton School
9:00 AM	Estimating Fielding Ability in Baseball Players Over Time — James Piette, Krossover Intelligence, Inc./The Wharton School ; Shane T Jensen, The Wharton School
9:25 AM	A Regression-Adjusted Hockey Plus-Minus Metric — Robert B Gramacy, The University of Chicago ; Shane T Jensen, The Wharton School ; Matthew A Taddy, The University of Chicago
9:50 AM	Regularized Bayesian NHL Player Ability Estimates — Samuel L Ventura, Carnegie Mellon University ; Andrew C Thomas, Carnegie Mellon University
10:15 AM	Floor Discussion

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