Tag: statistics
5 posts
A Review of "The Signal and the Noise"
P
Patrick's Blog
pdewey.com/blog
May 20, 2024
Record Refresh
Is it a good thing when new types of statistics allow sports fans to see old players in a whole new way? Because that’s what’s happening with sports stats.
Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet
tedium.co/
Sep 17, 2019
The Imperfect Perfect
In 2012, pitcher Justin Verlander did something unprecedented for a sport that had seen nearly everything—and a new breed of baseball stat nerds noticed.
Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet
tedium.co/
Apr 25, 2019
A Screwy Straw Stat
A curious estimate seen in a wide variety of stories about plastic straws was uncovered by a 9-year-old. How big of a problem is that?
Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet
tedium.co/
Mar 5, 2018