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Can we predict a successful NFL playoffs run? An advanced metrics exploration
Over the past decade, the NFL entered its (somewhat limited) version of Moneyball as more and more teams are using advanced data and...
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Sep 5, 20248 min read
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Beyond the big six? Studying Premier League trends with cluster analysis
The Big Six is commonly used by pundits, writers and analysts when describing the EPL over the past decades. The term Big-Six primarily...
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Aug 16, 20247 min read
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Smiles, numbers and fist pumps: A data-based ranking of the Klopp era
On Friday, January 26th, 2024, Jurgen Klopp announced he will be stepping down as Liverpool manager at the end of the season. In the...
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Jul 5, 202424 min read
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Picking a weekly NFL slate: a family project (predictions, picks ATS and more)
When the NFL season started this past Fall, I convinced my family (wife & two boys) to begin a weekly NFL picks contest and select...
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Feb 12, 20236 min read
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Designing a World Cup betting pool with Qualtrics
This past month, almost everybody had a world cup betting pool. I was able to convince my friends to have one as well. It’s a great way...
Rotem_D
Dec 25, 20226 min read
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Making a fun course syllabus with Quarto
#rstats #Quarto This week, I started my second year teaching a graduate level intro to quant methods course in the Bush school at TAMU....
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Aug 31, 20224 min read
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Season in perspective (with data)
It has been a little over two weeks since Liverpool's season ended with a painful 0-1 loss in the champions league final. The results in...
Rotem_D
Jun 13, 202212 min read
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Gone missing? dealing with missing survey data
I recently worked on a project that collected survey responses related to the adoption of technological innovations into the American...
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Jul 2, 20212 min read
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Powerful words? Twitter text analysis with R
Studying text has been a skill I was very looking forward to acquire and develop. In this project, I use different R packages and...
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May 26, 20218 min read
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A shiny new tool? Developing apps using R
After a (too) long of a hiatus from running data projects (mostly due to my PhD commitments), I am back with a new tool – a shiny app!...
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Apr 19, 20215 min read
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A 'tool-kit' to visualize big data
While the long winter break delayed this post, it also helped me come-up with more ways to explore this week’s data. The end result is a...
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Jan 12, 20216 min read
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Searching (and mapping) a global pandemic
This week, I want to share a mini-project I did this past summer with Google Trends, an awesome tool which allows anyone to collect data...
Rotem_D
Dec 22, 20204 min read
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Process or Outcome? Secret actions and transparency in foreign policy
When we look back at past decisions, there were times we did not end with the outcomes we expected. But that does not mean the decision...
Rotem_D
Nov 24, 20205 min read
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The (political) costs of broken promises - a survey experiment (replication)
This week, I analyzed the data collected in another survey completed by my undergraduates. Once again, my goal was to replicate existing...
Rotem_D
Nov 1, 20203 min read
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Survey experiment: a replication exercise
This week's analysis focuses on data I collected in a survey assignment that my undergraduate students had to complete as part of the...
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Oct 25, 20202 min read
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Playing with Data (Week 2)
A Quarterback Efficiency has many faces (and metrics) The 'analytics' revolution has brought to the football analytics landscape multiple...
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Sep 28, 20203 min read
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Playing with Data
Is Drew Brees getting old? While the Saints won their highly anticipated week 1 match against the Bucs, the Future HOF had less than a...
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Sep 21, 20201 min read
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Journey to a PhD: Deadlines (Hebrew)
שני נושאים על הפרק היום: ראשית, רישום מסודר של הדד - ליין להגשת הניירת. מרבית המוסדות מציבים את הדד-ליין באזור דצמבר, אבל ישנם לא מעט...
Rotem_D
Jul 7, 20182 min read
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Journey to a PhD: Making contacts (Hebrew)
הפוסט האחרון עסק בסוגיות הקשורות לשלב בניית רשימת המוסדות אליהן אנו מעוניינים להגיש. אלמנט חשוב שהזכרתי ואכנס קצת יותר לעומק הינו יצירת...
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Jul 4, 20182 min read
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Journey to a PhD: Step One_b (Hebrew)
יוצאים לדרך... אז בפוסט הקודם תיארתי את התהליך שהוביל אותי להחלטה לגשת ללימודי ד"ר בארה"ב. עכשיו מתחיל החלק המורכב – איפה ללמוד? מה...
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Jul 3, 20184 min read
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