BUAD 470 - Sports Analytics

Credits: (3)
A number of industries have been created and transformed by analytics. This course focuses on analytical techniques and their application to the sports industry. Course topics include player evaluation, team ratings, scheduling, and coaching strategies. The assignments will use a variety of techniques and tools, such as data cleaning, probability, statistics, optimization, and spreadsheet modeling. A basic knowledge of spreadsheets, probability, statistics, and sports (specifically, baseball, basketball, and football) is assumed.