Thomas A. Severini Livres

Focused on distribution theory for advanced students, this text serves as a foundational resource for Master's and PhD candidates in statistics, biostatistics, and econometrics. It requires only calculus and linear algebra, avoiding measure theory. Key topics include distribution functions, expectation, the central limit theorem, and advanced concepts like exchangeability and orthogonal polynomials. An appendix provides a comprehensive summary of essential mathematical definitions and results, making it a valuable tool for understanding complex statistical theories.

The Most Useful Techniques for Analyzing Sports Data One of the greatest changes in the sports world in the past 20 years has been the use of mathematical methods to analyze performances, recognize trends and patterns, and predict results. Analytic Methods in Sports: Using Mathematics and Statistics to Understand Data from Baseball, Football, Basketball, and Other Sports provides a concise yet thorough introduction to the analytic and statistical methods that are useful in studying sports. The book gives you all the tools necessary to answer key questions in sports analysis. It explains how to apply the methods to sports data and interpret the results, demonstrating that the analysis of sports data is often different from standard statistical analysis. Requiring familiarity with mathematics but no previous background in statistics, the book integrates a large number of motivating sports examples throughout and offers guidance on computation and suggestions for further reading in each chapter.