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Activity Number: 224
Type: Invited
Date/Time: Monday, August 10, 2015 : 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM
Sponsor: Section on Statistics in Sports
Abstract #314188
Title: Sports, Forecasting, and Data-First Learning
Author(s): Luke Bornn*
Companies: Harvard University
Keywords: Basketball ; Sports ; NCAA ; Forecasting
Abstract:

In this talk, I will discuss the successes (and failures) of a new course at Harvard entitled "Learning from Big Data." The course, which takes a data-first approach to teaching statistical methods, integrates a tournament forecasting competition as one of its 4 data-focused modules. Through the talk, I will highlight lessons learned, mistakes made, and attempt to provide insights for others interested in implementing a similar course.

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