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Take a break and join us online for our next Science Caf\u00e9:\u00a0 Combining a love of sports with a love of statistics <\/span><\/b>Moneyball meets Basketball.\u00a0 <\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

The game of basketball is undergoing a revolution. <\/span>Analytics has unveiled the inherent value of the three-point shot.\u00a0 <\/span>This talk will explore how the spatial structure of the game has changed as a result of this discovery.
\n<\/span>In short, we will explore what constitutes a good basketball shot.<\/span><\/p>\n

Olivier Chabot<\/a><\/span>, a Master\u2019s student in Statistics in the<\/span> School of Mathematics and Statistics<\/a><\/span> will discuss <\/span>how he learned data science via his analytics co-op under <\/span>Dr. Shirley Mills<\/a> <\/span>with the <\/span>Ravens women\u2019s basketball team<\/a><\/span>. <\/span><\/p>\n

Olivier is the third graduate student to benefit from this Basketball Analytics internship that brings together sports and academics.\u00a0<\/span> This s a Zoom webinar event.\u00a0 To learn more about this talk and to register please <\/span>Click Here \u00a0<\/a><\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Take a break and join us online for our next Science Caf\u00e9:\u00a0 Combining a love of sports with a love of statistics Moneyball meets Basketball.\u00a0 The game of basketball is undergoing a revolution. 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