1. Developing a New Metric for NBA Player Evaluation: Points Per Lost Possession Open Access Author: Gerberich, Derek C Title: Developing a New Metric for NBA Player Evaluation: Points Per Lost Possession Area of Honors: Statistics Keywords: NBAbasketballmoneyballBill JamesBill Simmonsforecastingpoints per lost possessionPPLPpredictive modelssports File: Download points_per_lost_possession.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Andrew John Wiesner, Thesis SupervisorMurali Haran, Thesis Honors Advisor
2. Predicting Major League Baseball Playoff Probabilities Using Logistic Regression Open Access Author: Bittner, Evan James Title: Predicting Major League Baseball Playoff Probabilities Using Logistic Regression Area of Honors: Statistics Keywords: statisticsbaseballlogisticregressionlogistic regressionplayoffsprobability File: Download Evan_Bittner_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Andrew John Wiesner, Thesis SupervisorMurali Haran, Thesis Honors Advisor