1st Edition

Introduction to NFL Analytics with R

By Bradley J. Congelio Copyright 2024
382 Pages 91 B/W Illustrations
by Chapman & Hall

382 Pages 91 B/W Illustrations
by Chapman & Hall

382 Pages 91 B/W Illustrations
by Chapman & Hall

It 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... Read more

1. Introduction

2. An Introduction to NFL Analytics and the R Programming Language

3. Wrangling NFL Data in the tidyverse

4. NFL Analytics with the nflverse Family of Packages

5. Data Visualization with NFL Data

6. Advanced Model Creation with NFL Data

Biography

Bradley J. Congelio is an Assistant Professor in the College of Business at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania, where he teaches the popular Sport Analytics course.