Bill James Online

by rangeressary on Mar 6, 2008 2:31 AM CST

Forgive me if this has been mentioned somewhere already and if it has the moderators have full authority and permission to delete the diary.

Compared to most baseball sites, LSB's core visitors have a large percentage of statheads. I know this because I'm among this group, particularly enjoying historical analysis of the great game.

My fascination with statistics began in the mid-1990s when I randomly picked up Bill James' Historical Baseball Abstract at the Half-Price Books at Parker and Independence in Plano. I was in high school and didn't understand half of what he was talking about, but was absolutely fascinated with this different perspective towards the game.

I know that many of you also became fascinated with statistical analysis because of the fine work of Bill James from the late 70s until today. As such, I was excited to read that he started a website full of statty goodness and lots of intriguing charts. Furthermore, it's only $3 a month. So, if you have some extra change laying around and you've already subscribed to Baseball Prospectus, I would highly suggest subscribing to Bill James' site.

Here's the link: Bill James Online

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I think we can all agree that the Half-Price on Parker and Independence blows. Northwest Highway is where it's at.

by brettgardner on Mar 6, 2008 8:16 AM CST reply actions

Agreed

The problem was that I lived about one kilometer away from Parker and Independence at the time.

by rangeressary on Mar 7, 2008 1:20 AM CST up reply actions

NW HWY

is horrible in regard to traffic...take walnut hill! You must trust me.

by Agreen07 on Mar 6, 2008 8:33 AM CST reply actions

Hmm?

by brettgardner on Mar 6, 2008 8:36 AM CST up reply actions

This is a good opportunity for me

to ask for advice on something:

Since there are so many statheads here, I'm curious what you think I should do a research paper in my Master's Economic Forecasting class. I'm working on a limited dependent variable regression. Basically, regression is using a statistical study to see how one variable affects another, holding everything else equal. In this case, I want to see how some set of variables affect the probability of something happening. So, I need data for some event like, a win in baseball (1 for win, 0 for loss) and then look at the variables that potentially impact the chances of winning.

Anyways, what sports situation would interest you guys the most? An example of another study I've seen is deriving the probability of a drafted player, making it to the major leagues, given some characteristics/statistics. (This one might be a good one to do, so I can do a lit review of those previous studies, and compare results).

At any rate, any creative ideas out there?

Troy I.

by tdi1985 on Mar 6, 2008 8:59 AM CST reply actions