Brendan Kent
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Adjusting for OpportunityWhen using advanced metrics, it's critical to "adjust for opportunity" in a thoughtful way that accounts for context and avoids biases.A thread 1/ In the simplest of
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Facts vs. ProxiesIn sports analytics, it's important to be able to distinguish between metrics that are facts and metrics that are proxies.A thread 1/ Put simply:- A metric is
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New to sports analytics?These are the programming languages and tools to learn & the order to prioritize learning them in.A thread Priority : Get comfortable with ExcelMost high-level modeling
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Expected Goals (xG), Explained What does it mean when a shot is "worth" 0.2 xG? Why does it matter if a team's xG in a season is less than their
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Win Probability, Explained What is win probability? How does it work? Is it ever "correct"?If you ever find yourself asking these questions, this thread is for you 1/ Win
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