Lesson 1: Introduction to Advanced Statistics

January 13, 2020

Presentation:

Activity:

  • Download Mountain West Conference individual basketball player data from Sports-Reference.com
  • Import to Google Sheets
  • Challenge
    • Select a 6-player roster who you think will have the most points, assists and rebounds combined (PTS + AST + TRB) during the two conference games on Tue Jan 14.
      • San Diego State vs Fresno State
      • Wyoming vs Nevada
    • For each player you select, write the following info on a piece of paper: Rank, Player, School (e.g., “34, Lindsey Drew, Nevada”)

Assignment:

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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