Handbook of Statistical Methods and Analyses in Sports (Chapman & Hall/CRC Handbooks of Modern Statistical Methods)

This handbook will provide both overviews of statistical methods in sports and in-depth treatment of critical problems and challenges confronting statistical research in sports. The material in the handbook will be organized by major sport (baseball, football, hockey, basketball, and soccer) followed by a section on other sports and general statistical design and analysis issues that are common to all sports. This handbook has the potential to become the standard reference for obtaining the necessary background to conduct serious statistical analyses for sports applications and to appreciate scholarly work in this expanding area. Content: Cover Half Title Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents Preface Contributors 1: Evaluation of Batters and Base Runners 2: Using Publicly Available Baseball Data to Measure and Evaluate Pitching Performance 3: Defensive Evaluation 4: Situational Statistics, Clutch Hitting, and Streakiness 5: Estimating Team Strength in the NFL 6: Forecasting the Performance of College Prospects Selected in the National Football League Draft 7: Evaluation of Quarterbacks and Kickers 8: Situational Success: Evaluating Decision-Making in Football 9: Probability Models for Streak Shooting 10: Possession-Based Player Performance Analysis in Basketball (Adjusted +/- and Related Concepts)11: Optimal Strategy in Basketball 12: Studying Basketball through the Lens of Player Tracking Data 13: Poisson/Exponential Models for Scoring in Ice Hockey 14: Hockey Player Performance via Regularized Logistic Regression 15: Statistical Evaluation of Ice Hockey Goaltending 16: Educated Guesswork: Drafting in the National Hockey League 17: Models for Outcomes of Soccer Matches 18: Rating of Team Abilities in Soccer 19: Player Ratings in Soccer 20: Effectiveness of In-Season Coach Dismissal21: Referee Bias in Football 22: Golf Analytics: Developments in Performance Measurement and Handicapping 23: Research Directions in Cricket 24: Performance Development at the Olympic Games Index