NCSSORS Presentations

Oral Presentations

Optimizing Football Game Play Calling

by Jeremy Jordan

Quantifying NFL Coaching: A Proof of New Growth Theory

by Kevin Braig

Modeling Baseball Player Ability with a Nested Dirichlet Distribution

by Brad Null

Importance of Teammate Fit: Frescoball Example

by Dean Oliver

Using Simulation to Estimate the Impact of Baserunning Ability in Baseball

by Ben Baumer

Do Pitchers Mix Their Pitches Optimally?

by Jesse Weinstein-Gould

Panel Discussion

Sports Statistics for Fans and Managers

Panelists: Mike Pesca, National Public Radio; Aaron Schatz, Footballoutsiders.com; Sam Hinkie, Houston Rockets; and Gilbert Fellingham, BYU.

Poster Presentations

Another Look at Clutch Hitting, With a Note On the Bias of the Sign Test for Differences in Proportions

by Samuel Buttrey

A new system of handicapping for golf

by Tim Swartz

Closer to Optimal: Trends in Bullpen Usage

by Mike Emeigh

Indecision in the pocket: An analysis of the relative success of fast and slow quarterback passing decisions.

by Elizabeth Veinott and Shane Mueller

Is goal-result a best way to measure offensive effectiveness in soccer?

by Albin Tenga

The Optimal Value Bill James’ Pythagorean Method for the National Hockey League

by James Cochran and Rob Blackstock

The Best Scoring Placekickers in the NFL

by Jerry Tsai

Assessing the accuracy of sports predictions and calls by umpires

by Paul Stephenson

Assessing Methods for College Football Rankings

by Jerome Keating

Extended modelling of the result of football matches

by Tatjana Slavova

Scramble Teams for the Pinehurst Terrapin Classic

by Russell D. Halper

"If the team doesn't win, nobody wins:" A team-level analysis of pay and performance relationships in Major League Baseball.

by Nicholas Miceli

Chasing DiMaggio: Streaks in Simulated Seasons Using Non-Constant At-Bats

by David Rockoff & Philip Yates

A Statistical Analysis of NFL Quarterback Rating Variables

by Derek Stimel

Seeding in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament: When is a Higher Seed Better?

by Sheldon Jacobson & Doug King

The Importance of Hitting Efficiency

by Daniel Sheinson