#111 Nerdinsights from the Football Field, with Patrick Ward

Learning Bayesian Statistics

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Takeaways:

• Communicating Bayesian concepts to non-technical audiences in sports analytics can be challenging, but it is important to provide clear explanations and address limitations.
• Understanding the model and its assumptions is crucial for effective communication and decision-making.
• Involving domain experts, such as scouts and coaches, can provide valuable insights and improve the model's relevance and usefulness.
• Customizing the model to align with the specific needs and questions of the stakeholders is essential for successful implementation.
• Understanding the needs of decision-makers is crucial for effectively communicating and utilizing models in sports analytics.
• Predicting the impact of training loads on athletes' well-being and performance is a challenging frontier in sports analytics.
• Identifying discrete events in team sports data is essential for analysis and development of models.

Chapters:

00:00 Bayesian Statistics in Sports Analytics

18:29 Applying Bayesian Stats in Analyzing Player Performance and Injury Risk

36:21 Challenges in Communicating Bayesian Concepts to Non-Statistical Decision-Makers

41:04 Understanding Model Behavior and Validation through Simulations

43:09 Applying Bayesian Methods in Sports Analytics

48:03 Clarifying Questions and Utilizing Frameworks

53:41 Effective Communication of Statistical Concepts

57:50 Integrating Domain Expertise with Statistical Models

01:13:43 The Importance of Good Data

01:18:11 The Future of Sports Analytics

Thank you to my Patrons for making this episode possible!

Yusuke Saito, Avi Bryant, Ero Carrera, Giuliano Cruz, Tim Gasser, James Wade, Tradd Salvo, William Benton, James Ahloy, Robin Taylor,, Chad Scherrer, Zwelithini Tunyiswa, Bertrand Wilden, James Thompson, Stephen Oates, Gian Luca Di Tanna, Jack Wells, Matthew Maldonado, Ian Costley, Ally Salim, Larry Gill, Ian Moran, Paul Oreto, Colin Caprani, Colin Carroll, Nathaniel Burbank, Michael Osthege, Rémi Louf, Clive Edelsten, Henri Wallen, Hugo Botha, Vinh Nguyen, Marcin Elantkowski, Adam C. Smith, Will Kurt, Andrew Moskowitz, Hector Munoz, Marco Gorelli, Simon Kessell, Bradley Rode, Patrick Kelley, Rick Anderson, Casper de Bruin, Philippe Labonde, Michael Hankin, Cameron Smith, Tomáš Frýda, Ryan Wesslen, Andreas Netti, Riley King, Yoshiyuki Hamajima, Sven De Maeyer, Michael DeCrescenzo, Fergal M, Mason Yahr, Naoya Kanai, Steven Rowland, Aubrey Clayton, Jeannine Sue, Omri Har Shemesh, Scott Anthony Robson, Robert Yolken, Or Duek, Pavel Dusek, Paul Cox, Andreas Kröpelin, Raphaël R, Nicolas Rode, Gabriel Stechschulte, Arkady, Kurt TeKolste, Gergely Juhasz, Marcus Nölke, Maggi Mackintosh, Grant Pezzolesi, Avram Aelony, Joshua Meehl, Javier Sabio, Kristian Higgins, Alex Jones, Gregorio Aguilar, Matt Rosinski, Bart Trudeau, Luis Fonseca, Dante Gates, Matt Niccolls, Maksim Kuznecov, Michael Thomas, Luke Gorrie, Cory Kiser, Julio, Edvin Saveljev, Frederick Ayala, Jeffrey Powell, Gal Kampel, Adan Romero, Will Geary, Blake Walters, Jonathan Morgan and Francesco Madrisotti.

Links from the show:

• LBS Sports Analytics playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7RjIaSLWh5kDiPVMUSyhvFaXL3NoXOe4
• Patrick’s website: http://optimumsportsperformance.com/blog/
• Patrick on GitHub: https://github.com/pw2
• Patrick on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrickward02/
• Patrick on Twitter: https://twitter.com/OSPpatrick
• Patrick & Ellis Screencast: https://github.com/thebioengineer/TidyX
• Patrick on Research Gate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Patrick-Ward-10

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