Analyzing baseball data with R. ([2016?])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Max Marchi, Jim Albert.
• Authors: Marchi, Max; Albert, Jim
• Contents: The Baseball Datasets; Introduction; The Lahman Database: Season-by-Season Data; Retrosheet Game-by-Game Data; Retrosheet Play-by-Play Data; Pitch-by-Pitch Data Introduction to R ; Introduction; Installing R and RStudio; Vectors; Objects and Containers in R; Collection of R Commands; Reading and Writing Data in R; Data Frames; Packages; Splitting, Applying, and Combining Data Traditional Graphics; Introduction; Factor Variable; Saving Graphs; Dot Plots; Numeric Variable: Stripchart and Histogram; Two Numeric Variables; A Numeric Variable and a Factor Variable; Comparing Ruth, Aaron, Bonds, and A-Rod; The 1998 Home Run Race The Relation between Runs and Wins; Introduction; The Teams Table in Lahman's Database; Linear Regression; The Pythagorean Formula for Winning Percentage; The Exponent in the Pythagorean Formula; Good and Bad Predictions by the Pythagorean Formula; How Many Runs for a Win? Value of Plays Using Run Expectancy; The Runs Expectancy Matrix; Runs Scored in the Remainder of the Inning; Creating the Matrix; Measuring Success of a Batting Play; Albert Pujols; Opportunity and Success for All Hitters; Position in the Batting Lineup; Run Values of Different Base Hits; Value of Base Stealing Advanced Graphics ; Introduction; The lattice Package; The ggplot2 Package Balls and Strikes Effects; Introduction; Hitter's Counts and Pitcher's Counts; Behaviors by Count Career Trajectories; Introduction ; Mickey Mantle's Batting Trajectory; Comparing Trajectories; General Patterns of Peak Ages; Trajectories and Fielding Position Simulation ; Introduction; Simulating a Half Inning; Simulating a Baseball Season Exploring Streaky Performances; Introduction; The Great Streak; Streaks in Individual At-Bats; Local Patterns of Weighted On-Base Average Learning about Park Effects by Database Management Tools ; Introduction; Installing MySQL and Creating a Database; Connecting R to MySQL; Filling a MySQL Game Log Database from R; Querying Data from R; Baseball Data as MySQL Dumps; Calculating Basic Park Factors Exploring Fielding Metrics with Contributed R Packages ; Introduction; A Motivating Example: Comparing Fielding Metrics; Comparing Two Shortstops Appendix A: Retrosheet Files Reference; Appendix B: Accessing and Using MLBAM Gameday and PITCHf/x Data Bibliography Index Further Reading and Exercises appear at the end of each chapter.
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton : CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2016
• Copyright Date: 2013
• Extent: 1 online resource (xvii, 328 pages ), illustrations
• Subjects: 796.3570727; Baseball -- Statistics; Baseball -- Mathematical models; MATHEMATICS -- Probability & Statistics -- General; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781466570238; 1466570237
• Related ISBNs: 9781466570221; 1466570229
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.
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