{"product_id":"introduction-to-nfl-analytics-with-r","title":"Introduction to NFL Analytics with R","description":"\u003cp\u003eIt has become difficult to ignore the analytics movement within the NFL. An increasing number of coaches openly integrate advanced numbers into their game plans, and commentators, throughout broadcasts, regularly use terms such as air yards, CPOE, and EPA on a casual basis. This rapid growth, combined with an increasing accessibility to NFL data, has helped create a burgeoning amateur analytics movement, highlighted by the NFL’s annual Big Data Bowl. Because learning a coding language can be a difficult enough endeavor, \u003cb\u003eIntroduction to NFL Analytics with R\u003c\/b\u003e is purposefully written in a more informal format than readers of similar books may be accustomed to, opting to provide step-by-step instructions in a structured, jargon-free manner.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKey Coverage:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInstalling R, RStudio, and necessary packages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWorking and becoming fluent in the tidyverse\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFinding meaning in NFL data with examples from all the functions in the nflverse family of packages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUsing NFL data to create eye-catching data visualizations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuilding statistical models starting with simple regressions and progressing to advanced machine learning models using tidymodels and eXtreme Gradient Boosting\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book is written for novices of R programming all the way to more experienced coders, as well as audiences with differing expected outcomes. Professors can use \u003cb\u003eIntroduction to NFL Analytics with R \u003c\/b\u003eto provide data science lessons through the lens of the NFL, while students can use it as an educational tool to create robust visualizations and machine learning models for assignments. Journalists, bloggers, and arm-chair quarterbacks alike will find the book helpful to underpin their arguments by providing hard data and visualizations to back up their claims.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47543983931736,"sku":"9781032427751","price":71.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781032427751_ac126f90-c473-4eb5-bbc7-cf350d3343dc.jpg?v=1781006472","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/introduction-to-nfl-analytics-with-r","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}