Sport Analytics.

Catalog description

Analytics is the discovery, interpretation, and communication of meaningful patterns in data. Sports Analytics refers to the use of data and quantitative methods to measure performance and make decisions to gain advantage in the competitive sports arena. Teams in basketball, football, ice hockey and soccer have followed baseball’s lead and developed analytics departments to support a myriad of decision-making on and off the field. This course explores recent trends in sport analytics from a practical point of view. Students will learn the skills and ideas to create analytics of potential value to sport organizations. The course content will cover topics such as data management, statistic data analysis, modeling, and decision making in various sport settings. Prerequisites: BUSI 108 and junior standing.