At the most basic level, you need to be able to count to keep score. From there, you need to calculate differences in order to see by how much you're winning or losing. At the next level, you use multiplication and division for things like win/loss percentages and batting averages. For most of history, these basic mathematical operations were enough for anyone to be sports literate.
Last year I went to Las Vegas for March Madness and the math while not complex, was fast and furious. And now this year, as I am joining a fantasy football keeper league, here comes the next level of challenging math. Picking players requires some serious thought in managing probabilities and hedging risks, not to mention salary inflation (brought on by team expansion) and game theory.
Last year I went to Las Vegas for March Madness and the math while not complex, was fast and furious. And now this year, as I am joining a fantasy football keeper league, here comes the next level of challenging math. Picking players requires some serious thought in managing probabilities and hedging risks, not to mention salary inflation (brought on by team expansion) and game theory.
The list of things I want to work on, build and learn is pretty full, but if it ever empties, it'd be a great learning experience to build some applications in the fantasy football space.
Here are some apis that may be of interest if time allows ...
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