Fanalytics U Class 5: In-Game Decisions

Fanalytics with Mike Lewis

Aug 06, 2020•46 min•Ep. 73

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Can we use statistics to make better in-game decisions?

In class 5 of Fanalytics University, Professor Mike Lewis breaks down how analytics can impact situational decision making for 2 point conversions in football, subbing players in basketball, and bunting in baseball.

This class features teaching on the Markov Decision Process (MDP)and dynamic optimization models.

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