1. Comparative Analysis of Fantasy Football Draft Projection Accuracy Open Access Author: Andrejko, Paul Martin Title: Comparative Analysis of Fantasy Football Draft Projection Accuracy Area of Honors: Statistics Keywords: fantasy footballdraft projectionsfantasy football draftdraftespnsports illustratedyahoo File: Download Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Andrew John Wiesner, Thesis SupervisorAndrew John Wiesner, Thesis SupervisorNaomi S Altman, Thesis Honors Advisor
2. 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
3. The Risk of Signing Previously-Arrested NFL Players Open Access Author: Conners, Bradford Thomas Title: The Risk of Signing Previously-Arrested NFL Players Area of Honors: Actuarial Science Keywords: actuarial sciencerisk managementsports analyticsNFLrecidivism File: Download The_Risk_of_Signing_Previously-Arrested_NFL_Players.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Ron Gebhardtsbauer, Thesis SupervisorRon Gebhardtsbauer, Thesis Honors AdvisorAndrew John Wiesner, Faculty Reader
4. 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
5. Using Conventional and Sabermetric Baseball Statistics for Predicting Major League Baseball Win Percentage Open Access Author: Decesare, Victoria Ellen Title: Using Conventional and Sabermetric Baseball Statistics for Predicting Major League Baseball Win Percentage Area of Honors: Statistics Keywords: MLBMajor League Baseballbaseballsabermetricsregression analysisstatisticscorrelationsports statistics File: Download Victoria_DeCesare_Thesis_-_Final.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Andrew John Wiesner, Thesis SupervisorDavid Russell Hunter, Thesis Honors Advisor
6. PROJECTING EARLY ENTRY INTO THE NFL Open Access Author: Miller, John Z Title: PROJECTING EARLY ENTRY INTO THE NFL Area of Honors: Actuarial Science Keywords: NFLheightQBRbinomial logistic regressionpasser ratingcompletion percentageNFL draftearly entryspecial eligibilityscoutanalyticsstarting experiencepredictionregression model File: Download NFL_Thesis_Final.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Andrew John Wiesner, Thesis SupervisorRon Gebhardtsbauer, Thesis Honors Advisor
7. ANALYZING AND PREDICTING THE SUCCESS OF NBA SECOND-ROUND PICKS USING ADVANCED COLLEGE PERFORMANCE METRICS Open Access Author: Yang, Jay Title: ANALYZING AND PREDICTING THE SUCCESS OF NBA SECOND-ROUND PICKS USING ADVANCED COLLEGE PERFORMANCE METRICS Area of Honors: Statistics Keywords: statisticsbasketballregressionNBANBA Draftcollege basketball File: Download ANALYZING_AND_PREDICTING_THE_SUCCESS_OF_NBA_SECOND-ROUND_PICKS_USING_ADVANCED_COLLEGE_PERFORMANCE_METRICS.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Andrew John Wiesner, Thesis SupervisorMatthew D Beckman, Thesis Honors Advisor
8. Beating the Vegas Spread: Using Multiple Regression to Predict the Outcome of College Basketball Games Open Access Author: Grabowski, Connor Title: Beating the Vegas Spread: Using Multiple Regression to Predict the Outcome of College Basketball Games Area of Honors: Actuarial Science Keywords: actuarial sciencesportsgamblingstatisticsregressionactuarialactuarybasketball File: Download Thesis_Final.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Steven L Putterman, Thesis SupervisorAndrew John Wiesner, Thesis Honors Advisor
9. Analyzing the Risk of Player Mortality in the NFL Open Access Author: Putt, Nathan Title: Analyzing the Risk of Player Mortality in the NFL Area of Honors: Actuarial Science Keywords: MortalityNFLRunning backMortality curveContractsRisk characteristicsRisk in sportsSurvival probabilities File: Download Nathan_Putt_Final_Schreyer_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Andrew John Wiesner, Thesis SupervisorSteven L Putterman, Thesis Honors Advisor
10. Assessing the Riskiness of Auto Drivers Through Psychological Factors Open Access Author: Coleman, Alexis Title: Assessing the Riskiness of Auto Drivers Through Psychological Factors Area of Honors: Actuarial Science Keywords: UnderwritingAuto InsurancePsychological FactorsAggressionActuarial ScienceStatisticsActuarialRating FactorsTraditional Underwriting File: Download Alexis_Coleman_Thesis_2021_Finished.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Andrew John Wiesner, Thesis SupervisorSteven L Putterman, Thesis Honors Advisor