Tsering Dolkar
This course outlines the fundamental principles and key methodologies relevant to sports analytics problems. The course charts the significance of workflow and methodological structure in data analysis. Then, the importance of complementing human insight with quantitative methods is covered. We will delve into the quantitative aspects by exploring the nature of descriptive and predictive analytics. Last, we will discuss the role and importance of analytics as an entrepreneurial tool. Students will learn to identify critical parameters of different analytics questions, understand how to analyze and interpret patterns using various measurement techniques, conduct statistical analyses, and quantify objective relationships present in data. This is the first course offered in the Sports Analytics Certificate, and will constitute part of the ‘core’ offerings that all certificate students will take. For assistance with registration, please contact sps.info@nyu.edu or 212-998-7150.