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Michael Walsh commented on the post, Weekly Question #8: Complete by November 2, 2017, on the site 7 years ago
I would say that data is everywhere all the time. No matter what field of work you end up going into, data will be involved somehow. In this course you learn about data and different types of data. Through this we learned to interpret it and do things like are charts to read it better. Overall this course a great course to help you understand how…[Read more]
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Michael Walsh commented on the post, Weekly Question #8: Complete by April 10, 2017, on the site 7 years, 1 month ago
My article explains how analytics have taken over the game of basketball and now are relied on way too much. Recently in the last 5-7 years, NBA GM’s and scouts have started using advanced statistical analyses on potential draft prospects to try and predict if they will pan out and be a contributor to their team or not. Mark Cuban is a notable…[Read more]
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Michael Walsh commented on the post, Weekly Question #7: Complete by March 27, 2017, on the site 7 years, 1 month ago
I think a cool KPI to talk about is within the sports industry. Scouts are constantly trying to identify key performance indicators to evaluate players. In basketball for example, metrics like points, assists, rebounds, turnovers, shooting percentages, and minutes are all KPIs to evaluate how well a player is performing.
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Michael Walsh commented on the post, Weekly Question #6: Complete by March 20, 2017, on the site 7 years, 1 month ago
I think the most important error to avoid is simply reading what questions ask instead of just hitting yes. Too many times people are trying to figure out how to do something and just hit yes or allow without reading what they are doing. This can lead to inaccurate calculations and can mess up your data. It is very easy to take the time and read…[Read more]
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Michael Walsh commented on the post, Weekly Question #5: Complete by March 6, 2017, on the site 7 years, 2 months ago
This article is interesting to me because of how the sports world is controlled by numbers. Data is everything in sports because it helps predicting the future, which is what sports teams want most. Data reveal so much therefore making it extremely valuable…[Read more]
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Michael Walsh posted a new activity comment 7 years, 3 months ago
I think this article is very interesting because it is data in sports. Sports are the perfect example of why we analyze data. This article breaks down the super bowl odds of the Falcons and the Patriots. What is unique is how they use…[Read more]