Bill James
Going for It
Have you ever debated football strategy while watching a game? I suspect you never debated it quite the way David Romer did in 2005. Romer, an economist at UCal Berkeley, studied fourth-down situations to see whether teams should punt as often as they do. He concluded that teams should go for it more often.
A recent [...]
Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics
Yesterday at the Gold Medal Squared coaching clinic, we received a sobering lesson in statistics. Why sobering?
Because the talk reminded us that in trying to measure any performance, we face two challenges: First, we must measure the right thing. Second, we must measure the right thing in the right way.
It brings to mind the quote [...]
Facts, Not Opinion
“At any given moment, public opinion is a chaos of superstition, misinformation, and prejudice.” ~ Gore Vidal
Wednesday marks the 100th day of the Obama presidency, and a great debate rages over how he is doing.
The trouble with this debate is, however, that no one can even agree on the terms.
Do we measure the economy? And [...]
