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Capstone Projects

Applying Sabermetrics and Data Science in the Modern Sports World (A Case Study)

Program: Data Science Master's
Location: Not Specified (remote)
Student: Andrew S. Molnar

My project is a case study on what Sabermetrics is and how data plays a role in Major League BaseballSabermetrics is using data to build predictive models for assessing whether to draft a particular play, trade or retain themSmall market teams cannot afford to compete with larger market teams for players that become free agents and can command large contractsTherefore, data can be used to level the playing fieldSabermetrics was made popular in the early 21st century by the movie MoneyballThis case study investigates how Sabermetrics works and how it can be implemented.