Bayesian statistics is a branch of statistics that I have been studying recently because of the framework it provides for updating probabilities and statistical distributions with incoming data. It could prove useful to some statistical models that I am developing and will develop in the future. I’ve been looking for books and online material on the subject and below is a list of what I’ve found. I hope someone finds them useful. Books There are many books on Bayesian statistical analysis, but fewer that serve as a good and comprehensive introduction to Bayesian statistics. Here’s a list of some books… Read more ›
I must start off this week’s links with the video below, which has been circulating for some time now but came to my attention via Paul Tomkins. What awesome timing given the acting we saw in this week’s rendition of El Calssico.
Now on to the… Read more ›
I must start off this week’s links with the video below, which has been circulating for some time now but came to my attention via Paul Tomkins. What awesome timing given the acting we saw in this week’s rendition of El Calssico.
Now on to the… Read more ›
I’ve been spending a few posts looking at shot creation in the Premiership. One of the things I haven’t spent much time on is differences across teams in in terms of who has been creating the most and least shots from different kinds of situations. The… Read more ›
This post can also be found at Untold Arsenal.
Author’s Note: Special thanks to DogFace for his co-authorship on this post. His voluminous data set, unending patience, invaluable insight and contribution, and constant editorial feedback throug… Read more ›
This post can also be found at Untold Arsenal.
Author’s Note: Special thanks to DogFace for his co-authorship on this post. His voluminous data set, unending patience, invaluable insight and contribution, and constant editorial feedback throug… Read more ›
A few days ago, I wrote about patterns in referee decisions in Major League Soccer, with a focus on fouls and yellow cards. In international comparison, MLS referees have called fewer fouls than other leagues, suggesting either more fair play or … Read more ›
The 2010-11 CONCACAF Champions League is now over, and it is time to publish the final set of club and country coefficients. For those new to the site and unaware of how the coefficients work, here is an explanation of my methodology. These are coefficients calculated over the last five seasons, inclusive. First, here is the league coefficient list (top ten). The numbers for Puerto Rico and Canada are misleading since they don’t have national leagues of their own that feed directly into CONCACAF. Puerto Rico has the PRSL, but the Islanders don’t come from there. Canada has the CSL,… Read more ›
Last week local soccer stats blogger Zach Slaton wrote an article on some work he did that showed that single-game shot differential in the EPL is actually negatively correlated with match outcomes. Given the work we’ve done here related to eval… Read more ›
News flash: SBTN has been nominated for a 2010-11 EPL Award in the category “Best EPL Blog (qualification round).”The third annual EPL Awards recognizes the best of the 2010-11 Premier League season. EPL Talk has taken a close look at the Premier Leagu… Read more ›
