My Blog: Data Analytics

Can we predict a successful NFL playoffs run? An advanced metrics exploration

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Sep 58 min read

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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Beyond the big six? Studying Premier League trends with cluster analysis

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Aug 167 min read

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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Smiles, numbers and fist pumps: A data-based ranking of the Klopp era

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Jul 524 min read

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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Picking a weekly NFL slate: a family project (predictions, picks ATS and more)

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Feb 12, 20236 min read

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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Designing a World Cup betting pool with Qualtrics

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Dec 25, 20226 min read

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...

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Making a fun course syllabus with Quarto

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Aug 31, 20224 min read

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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Jun 12, 202212 min read

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...

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Gone missing? dealing with missing survey data

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Jul 2, 20212 min read

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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Powerful words? Twitter text analysis with R

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May 26, 20218 min read

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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A shiny new tool? Developing apps using R

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Apr 19, 20215 min read

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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Jan 12, 20216 min read

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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Searching (and mapping) a global pandemic

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Dec 22, 20204 min read

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...

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Process or Outcome? Secret actions and transparency in foreign policy

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Nov 24, 20205 min read

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...

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The (political) costs of broken promises - a survey experiment (replication)

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Oct 31, 20203 min read

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...

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Survey experiment: a replication exercise

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Oct 25, 20202 min read

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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Sep 28, 20203 min read

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 21, 20201 min read

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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Jul 6, 20182 min read

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...

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Jul 3, 20182 min read

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 3, 20184 min read

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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