Sports Data Mining

by Robert P. Schumaker, Hsinchun Chen, Osama K Solieman

Book Overview

Data mining is the process of extracting hidden patterns from data, and it's commonly used in business, bioinformatics, counter-terrorism, and, increasingly, in professional sports. First popularized in Michael Lewis' best-selling Moneyball: The Art of Winning An Unfair Game, it is has become an intrinsic part of all professional sports the world over, from baseball to cricket to soccer. While an industry has developed based on statistical analysis...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 146142691X
• ISBN13: 9781461426912
• Release Date: November 2012
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 138 Pages
• Weight: 0.49 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.1" x 9.2"