Lesson 1: Introduction to Advanced Statistics

January 13, 2019

Presentation:

Activity:

  • Download NBA “per-game” player data for your assigned team from Basketball Reference
  • Import to Google Sheets
  • Add salary data for each player
  • Calculate total points scored and $ per point scored for each player
  • Clean up data so that it’s in “analyzable” format (no blanks, no spaces, no subtotals)
  • Make a bar chart to illustrate $ per point leaders
  • Export data to CSV format
  • Build Slide in PowerPoint or Google Slides

Justin

Justin Holman is CEO of Aftermarket Analytics, where he leads efforts to develop cutting edge sales forecasting and inventory optimization technology for the Automotive Aftermarket. Prior to joining Aftermarket Analytics, Justin managed corporate consulting for the Strategy & Analytics division at MapInfo Corporation, leading major projects for retail clients including The Home Depot, Darden Restaurants, Bridgestone-Firestone, Sainsbury’s and New York & Company. Before that, Justin served as Vice President of Software Development at LogicTools, now part of IBM's supply chain application software group. Justin holds a B.A. from Claremont McKenna College, a Ph.D. from the University of Oregon and an Executive Management certificate from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management.

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