As you might have guessed from some of my previous blog posts, I’m an avid paddler. I like to paddle boats, and I like to try to go fast! And when I’m considering buying a new boat, it’s only natural that I would analyze the data to make an informed […]
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Ever since the Moneyball book & movie came out, athletes have been scrambling to use data and analytics to gain a competitive advantage. One of my favorite sports is boat racing – the ones you paddle. Follow along as I lead you through some maps an…
I recently paddled in a boat race, and was wondering how I did compared to all the other paddlers. And being a Graph Guy, I decided I should find a cool way to graph the data … Here’s some background information … There’s a great organization calle…
Here in the US, it’s the nationwide men’s college basketball tournament season! Therefore let’s use some data from the previous years’ tournaments to sharpen our analytics & visualization skills… But before we get started, I must mention (brag?) that my alma mater, NC State University, won this tournament in 1983. […]
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The NC Scholastic Chess Championship is coming up this weekend, and my buddy Michael Thomas asked if I might could create a few graphs to help analyze the event data. How could I pass up an opportunity like that?!?! Read along, and find out what graphs…
With more and more data available these days, and computers that can analyze that data, it’s becoming feasible to look for fraud in events such as the Boston Marathon. So put on your detective hat, and follow along as I show you how to use SAS to be a data sleuth! […]
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People have always been fascinated by sports statistics, and with the recent popularity of fantasy sports there is an increased demand for custom analyses of the sports data. With those folks in mind, I have created a simple example that SAS programmers can use as a starting point for analyzing NBA […]
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I get several requests and recommendations for analyzing sports data. I’m not a big sports fan … but when did I ever let that stop me! When I find interesting data, I like to graph it! Before we get into the nitty-gritty data analysis, here is a picture of my friend Jennifer’s daughter […]
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