Title: A Few Short Stories about Probability and Sports - Reiss Lecture
Speaker: Peko Hosoi, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Abstract: In most professional sports, every physical attribute of an athlete that can be measured is tracked and recorded. There exists an abundance of (relatively) high quality data — in football, basketball, baseball, cricket, etc. — which makes sports an ideal testing ground for new analyses and algorithms. In this talk I will describe a few studies that lie at the intersection of sports and data. Topics may include: the origin of the increase in home runs in Major League Baseball; the public health impact of allowing fans in American football stadiums during the pandemic; the role of skill and chance in sports and other activities; measuring “court sense” i.e. an athlete’s decision-making ability in basketball; and the design of optimal running shoes.
Zoom: https://northwestern.zoom.us/j/95662167446
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Cost: Free