Sabermetrics is the empirical analysis of baseball. In other words, it is baseball statistics that measure in-game activity. The [course_title] course focuses on the essential concepts of the emerging science of Sabermetrics.
Throughout the course, you will explore the concepts of the baseball game and its current and historical baseball data. The course also covers the basics of statistical regression, the R Language, and SQL.
Assessment
This course does not involve any written exams. Students need to answer 5 assignment questions to complete the course, the answers will be in the form of written work in pdf or word. Students can write the answers in their own time. Each answer needs to be 200 words (1 Page). Once the answers are submitted, the tutor will check and assess the work.
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Course Credit: Boston University via edX
Course Curriculum
| Module-1 | |||
| Office Hours 1 (7/22) | 00:56:00 | ||
| Office Hours 7/30 | 01:23:00 | ||
| Office Hour 3 | 01:01:00 | ||
| Office Hour 4 | 01:08:00 | ||
| Video | 00:38:00 | ||
| Introduction From Andy Andres | 00:06:00 | ||
| Navigating an edX Course | 00:03:00 | ||
| Using the edX Video Player | 00:02:00 | ||
| Socializing on edX 0011 | 00:01:00 | ||
| How Grades Work | 00:01:00 | ||
| edX Mobile App | 00:02:00 | ||
| Module-2 | |||
| What is Sabermetrics? Part 1 | 00:05:00 | ||
| What is Sabermetrics? Part 2 | 00:06:00 | ||
| What is Statistics? | 00:06:00 | ||
| What is Statistics? Part 2 | 00:08:00 | ||
| What is Data Science? | 00:12:00 | ||
| What is Big Data? | 00:09:00 | ||
| What is a Database? | 00:11:00 | ||
| What is the Lahman Database? | 00:11:00 | ||
| Module-3 | |||
| SQL Sandbox Walkthrough | 00:05:00 | ||
| First SQL Sandbox Query | 00:03:00 | ||
| More SQL Sandbox Queries | 00:03:00 | ||
| Using Calculations to Create New Columns | 00:05:00 | ||
| Henry Chadwick Part 1 | 00:14:00 | ||
| Henry Chadwick Part 2 | 00:06:00 | ||
| Dave Cameron | 00:09:00 | ||
| Jonah Keri | 00:09:00 | ||
| Hitting Metrics Part 1 | 00:07:00 | ||
| Relationship with Team Runs Scored | 00:10:00 | ||
| Better Hitting Metrics | 00:10:00 | ||
| Module-4 | |||
| Descriptive Stats: Mean | 00:08:00 | ||
| Descriptive Stats: Median and Mode | 00:07:00 | ||
| Descriptive Stats: Range, IQR, Percentiles | 00:10:00 | ||
| Descriptive Stats: Average Absolute Deviation | 00:09:00 | ||
| Descriptive Stats: Variance, SD, CV | 00:10:00 | ||
| Descriptive Stats: The Bonds Distribution | 00:05:00 | ||
| Descriptive Stats: Symmetric Distribution | 00:04:00 | ||
| Descriptive Stats: Skewed Distribution | 00:07:00 | ||
| Module-5 | |||
| SQL Where | 00:08:00 | ||
| SQL Where II | 00:05:00 | ||
| SQL Order By | 00:08:00 | ||
| SQL Distinct | 00:01:00 | ||
| SQL Group By | 00:11:00 | ||
| SQL Group By (Career Totals) | 00:02:00 | ||
| SQL Sorting with Order By | 00:01:00 | ||
| SQL: Limiting Results | 00:01:00 | ||
| SQL: Aggregating Season Stats | 00:02:00 | ||
| SQL Max Function | 00:02:00 | ||
| SQL Average Function | 00:02:00 | ||
| SQL Slash Stats | 00:04:00 | ||
| SQL Having | 00:04:00 | ||
| SQL OPS | 00:03:00 | ||
| SQL Nested Selects | 00:06:00 | ||
| Module-6 | |||
| Hugh Fullerton: Part I | 00:07:00 | ||
| Hugh Fullerton: Part II | 00:05:00 | ||
| Hugh Fullerton: Part III | 00:11:00 | ||
| Hugh Fullerton: Part IV | 00:12:00 | ||
| Hugh Fullerton: Part V | 00:13:00 | ||
| Sean Forman | 00:15:00 | ||
| Mike Debartolo | 00:09:00 | ||
| Module-7 | |||
| Different Eras I | 00:10:00 | ||
| Different Eras II | 00:10:00 | ||
| Different Eras III | 00:06:00 | ||
| Different Eras IV | 00:08:00 | ||
| Different Eras V | 00:10:00 | ||
| Runs to Wins I | 00:08:00 | ||
| Runs to Wins II | 00:11:00 | ||
| Runs to Wins III | 00:10:00 | ||
| Runs to Wins IV | 00:08:00 | ||
| Runs to Wins V | 00:08:00 | ||
| Bivariate Statistics Part I | 00:11:00 | ||
| Bivariate Statistics Part II | 00:09:00 | ||
| Bivariate Statistics Part III | 00:04:00 | ||
| Module-8 | |||
| Joins I | 00:02:00 | ||
| Joins II | 00:02:00 | ||
| Joins III | 00:09:00 | ||
| Joins IV | 00:02:00 | ||
| Joins V | 00:06:00 | ||
| Joins VI | 00:04:00 | ||
| Joins VII | 00:02:00 | ||
| Joins VIII | 00:02:00 | ||
| Joins IX | 00:03:00 | ||
| Joins X | 00:09:00 | ||
| Joins XI | 00:04:00 | ||
| JOINS XII | 00:06:00 | ||
| Joins XIII | 00:05:00 | ||
| Module-9 | |||
| F.C. Lane | 00:13:00 | ||
| Cory Schwartz | 00:11:00 | ||
| Joe Bohringer | 00:21:00 | ||
| Fielding Part 1 – The Problem With Fielding Metrics | 00:03:00 | ||
| Fielding Part 2 – Fielding Data with Lahman | 00:06:00 | ||
| Fielding Part 3 – What is Wrong with Errors? | 00:06:00 | ||
| Fielding Part 4 – Errors Over Time | 00:03:00 | ||
| Fielding Part 5 – What is Wrong with Fld%? | 00:04:00 | ||
| Fielding Part 6 – Why Range is Important | 00:04:00 | ||
| Fielding Part 7 – Derek Jeter and Ozzie Smith | 00:05:00 | ||
| Fielding Part 8 – Range Factor | 00:07:00 | ||
| Fielding Part 9 – RF/9 | 00:04:00 | ||
| Fielding Part 10 – What is Wrong with Range Factor? | 00:08:00 | ||
| Fielding Part 11 – Total Player Wins | 00:08:00 | ||
| Fielding Part 12 – Beyond Box Score Data | 00:05:00 | ||
| Fielding Part 13 – Batted Ball Tracking Metrics | 00:03:00 | ||
| Fielding Part 14 – Ozzie and Derek: More detailed data | 00:06:00 | ||
| Fielding Part 15 – UZR and DRS | 00:06:00 | ||
| Module-10 | |||
| Pitching Part 1 – Wins | 00:05:00 | ||
| Pitching Part 2 – Losses | 00:04:00 | ||
| Pitching Part 3 – Problems with W/L | 00:04:00 | ||
| Pitching Part 4 – Bullpens | 00:04:00 | ||
| Pitching Part 5 – ERA Problems | 00:09:00 | ||
| Pitching Part 6 – Skill Metrics | 00:06:00 | ||
| Pitching Part 7: Game Metrics | 00:07:00 | ||
| Pitching Part 8 – Pitching Runs | 00:04:00 | ||
| Pitching Part 9: FIP and xFIP | 00:10:00 | ||
| Module-11 | |||
| R Intro Part 1 | 00:05:00 | ||
| R Intro Part 2 | 00:10:00 | ||
| R Intro Part 3 | 00:05:00 | ||
| R Intro Part 4 | 00:07:00 | ||
| R Intro Part 5 | 00:06:00 | ||
| R Intro Part 6 | 00:06:00 | ||
| R Intro Part 7 – Reading and Viewing Data | 00:10:00 | ||
| R Intro Part 8 – Subsetting Data | 00:04:00 | ||
| R Intro Part 9 – Graphing with ggplot2 | 00:05:00 | ||
| R Intro Part 10: Merging and Adding New Columns | 00:05:00 | ||
| R Intro Part 11 – Other Data Manipulation | 00:06:00 | ||
| Module-12 | |||
| Roth and Rickey I | 00:10:00 | ||
| Roth and Rickey II | 00:11:00 | ||
| Rob Neyer | 00:29:00 | ||
| Regression to the Mean 1 – Introduction | 00:05:00 | ||
| Regression to the Mean 2 – IS&T vs. ELCR | 00:07:00 | ||
| Regression to the Mean 3 – OPS Query | 00:07:00 | ||
| Regression to the Mean 4 – RStudio | 00:10:00 | ||
| Regression to the Mean 5 – Luck vs. Skill | 00:06:00 | ||
| Regression to the Mean 6 – Sample Size | 00:08:00 | ||
| Regression to the Mean 7 – Carleton | 00:10:00 | ||
| Module-13 | |||
| Runs Estimators 1 – Linear Weights | 00:08:00 | ||
| Runs Estimators 2 – Offensive Formulas | 00:09:00 | ||
| Runs Estimators 3 – Linear Weights in R | 00:05:00 | ||
| Runs Estimators 4 – Plotting in R | 00:08:00 | ||
| Runs Estimators 5 – Correlations to Runs | 00:06:00 | ||
| Runs Estimators 6 – More Correlations | 00:11:00 | ||
| Runs Estimators 7 – More Estimators | 00:09:00 | ||
| Module-14 | |||
| Pythagorean Expectation 1 – Algebra | 00:06:00 | ||
| Pythagorean Expectation – Linear Regression | 00:10:00 | ||
| Functions and Loops I | 00:08:00 | ||
| Functions and Loops II | 00:03:00 | ||
| Functions and Loops III | 00:05:00 | ||
| Functions and Loops IV | 00:07:00 | ||
| Functions and Loops V | 00:05:00 | ||
| Functions and Loops VI | 00:03:00 | ||
| Functions and Loops VII | 00:05:00 | ||
| Functions and Loops VIII | 00:09:00 | ||
| Functions and Loops IX | 00:06:00 | ||
| Module-15 | |||
| Gamelogs I | 00:03:00 | ||
| Gamelogs II | 00:10:00 | ||
| Gamelogs III | 00:06:00 | ||
| Gamelogs IV | 00:08:00 | ||
| Cook I | 00:09:00 | ||
| Cook II | 00:09:00 | ||
| Cook III | 00:05:00 | ||
| Module-16 | |||
| Dave Appelman | 00:08:00 | ||
| Dave Studenmund | 00:11:00 | ||
| Lewie Pollis | 00:22:00 | ||
| Replacement Level 1 | 00:10:00 | ||
| Replacement Level 2 | 00:12:00 | ||
| Replacement Level 3 | 00:03:00 | ||
| Intoduction to WAR | 00:07:00 | ||
| WAR – Offense | 00:06:00 | ||
| WAR – Baserunning | 00:07:00 | ||
| WAR – Fielding | 00:08:00 | ||
| WAR – Replacement Level | 00:10:00 | ||
| Pitching WAR Intro | 00:05:00 | ||
| Runs Allowed vs. FIP | 00:08:00 | ||
| Other WAR Adjustments | 00:07:00 | ||
| Module-17 | |||
| Attendance Modeling I | 00:06:00 | ||
| Attendance Modeling II | 00:10:00 | ||
| Attendance Modeling III | 00:05:00 | ||
| Attendance Modeling IV | 00:10:00 | ||
| Attendance Modeling V | 00:11:00 | ||
| Module-18 | |||
| Park Factors I | 00:08:00 | ||
| Park Factors II | 00:02:00 | ||
| Park Factors III | 00:07:00 | ||
| Module-19 | |||
| Lindsey I | 00:10:00 | ||
| Lindsey II | 00:10:00 | ||
| Lindsey III | 00:08:00 | ||
| Lindsey IV | 00:08:00 | ||
| Lindsey V | 00:08:00 | ||
| Lindsey VI | 00:06:00 | ||
| Lindsey VII | 00:13:00 | ||
| Lindsey VIII | 00:07:00 | ||
| Module-20 | |||
| Christina Kahrl | 00:23:00 | ||
| Jeff Zimmerman | 00:07:00 | ||
| Meredith Wills | 00:28:00 | ||
| Assessment | |||
| Submit Your Assignment | 00:00:00 | ||
| Certification | 00:00:00 | ||
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