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Statistics are only as good as your
ability to interpret and implement them. It is important to have the ability to see
tendencies and "red flags." |
Basketball Statistics and Probabilityby Juan José Diaz, Peru - March 21, 2002 A Basketball statistic is a fact or piece of information from a Basketball Game that is expressed as a number or percentage. The facts and figures that are collected and examined for information on a given subject are statistics. Probability in Basketball Analysis (see eBA Basketball Analysis System ) is the likelihood of something happening or being true.
People in varied occupations use statistics. Health professionals use
statistics methods to determine whether a specific drug or procedure is useful in the
treatment of medical problems. Weather forecasters use statistics to more accurately
predict the weather. Engineers use statistics to benchmark standards for product safety
and quality. Scientists employ statistical methods to design effective experiments.
Economists apply statistical techniques in predicting future economics trends.
As seen in the continuation of this introduction in the eBA Basketball
Statistics Creative Analysis System, we analyze a Basketball game data in two
varying ways: exploratory methods (see Formulas) and
confirmatory methods. (see Basketball Analysis). Exploratory methods are used to analyze what the
Basketball game data seem to be saying. These exploratory methods often involve computing
averages or percentages and displaying the data on the eBA graphs. Confirmatory
methods apply ideas from probability theory in an attempt to answer specific questions
about the Basketball Game being analyzed.
To Be Continued at The Basketball Analysis Method |
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