Wall Street Journal: Statistics in Bracketology, March Madness and Statsketball
March 29, 2019
Statistics can be applied across many fields, including sports. If you’ve been following this year’s Men’s and Women’s NCAA Basketball Tournaments or our third annual Statsketball Tournament, you know that statistics can be applied to March Madness brackets to make...
Statsketball 2019: Meet the Judges
March 14, 2019
Welcome to our 3rd annual Statsketball Tournament, where high school and undergraduate students nationwide use statistics to predict the outcome of the Men’s, and this year expanding to the Women’s, 2019 NCAA Basketball Tournaments. While others cheer for...
Thursday, March 14: Teacher Statsketball Q&A
March 11, 2019
Teachers, are you looking to get your students more involved in hands-on statistical thinking? Statsketball is a great opportunity to encourage them to use statistics towards real life events and have fun while doing it! If you...
Statsketball: 5 Great Resources to Get Started
March 7, 2019
Statistics play a huge role in the strategy, assessment and business of modern sports, both as a scientific discipline and through the data. The NCAA Men’s and Women’s Basketball Tournaments are no exception—in fact, with the...
Dr. Tim Hesterberg: The Importance of Statistics at Google
February 28, 2019
Google plays a role in our daily lives from our web searches to directions. But how is Google using data to innovate and what role do its statisticians play? This is Statistics had the opportunity...