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Author:

Andrejko, Paul Martin

Title:

Comparative Analysis of Fantasy Football Draft Projection Accuracy

Area of Honors:

Statistics

Keywords:

fantasy football
draft projections
fantasy football draft
draft
espn
sports illustrated
yahoo

File:

Download Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Andrew John Wiesner, Thesis Supervisor
Andrew John Wiesner, Thesis Supervisor
Naomi S Altman, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Gerberich, Derek C

Title:

Developing a New Metric for NBA Player Evaluation: Points Per Lost Possession

Area of Honors:

Statistics

Keywords:

NBA
basketball
moneyball
Bill James
Bill Simmons
forecasting
points per lost possession
PPLP
predictive models
sports

File:

Download points_per_lost_possession.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Andrew John Wiesner, Thesis Supervisor
Murali Haran, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Conners, Bradford Thomas

Title:

The Risk of Signing Previously-Arrested NFL Players

Area of Honors:

Actuarial Science

Keywords:

actuarial science
risk management
sports analytics
NFL
recidivism

File:

Download The_Risk_of_Signing_Previously-Arrested_NFL_Players.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Ron Gebhardtsbauer, Thesis Supervisor
Ron Gebhardtsbauer, Thesis Honors Advisor
Andrew John Wiesner, Faculty Reader

Author:

Bittner, Evan James

Title:

Predicting Major League Baseball Playoff Probabilities Using Logistic Regression

Area of Honors:

Statistics

Keywords:

statistics
baseball
logistic
regression
logistic regression
playoffs
probability

File:

Download Evan_Bittner_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Andrew John Wiesner, Thesis Supervisor
Murali Haran, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Decesare, Victoria Ellen

Title:

Using Conventional and Sabermetric Baseball Statistics for Predicting Major League Baseball Win Percentage

Area of Honors:

Statistics

Keywords:

MLB
Major League Baseball
baseball
sabermetrics
regression analysis
statistics
correlation
sports statistics

File:

Download Victoria_DeCesare_Thesis_-_Final.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Andrew John Wiesner, Thesis Supervisor
David Russell Hunter, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Miller, John Z

Title:

PROJECTING EARLY ENTRY INTO THE NFL

Area of Honors:

Actuarial Science

Keywords:

NFL
height
QBR
binomial logistic regression
passer rating
completion percentage
NFL draft
early entry
special eligibility
scout
analytics
starting experience
prediction
regression model

File:

Download NFL_Thesis_Final.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Andrew John Wiesner, Thesis Supervisor
Ron Gebhardtsbauer, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Yang, Jay

Title:

ANALYZING AND PREDICTING THE SUCCESS OF NBA SECOND-ROUND PICKS USING ADVANCED COLLEGE PERFORMANCE METRICS

Area of Honors:

Statistics

Keywords:

statistics
basketball
regression
NBA
NBA Draft
college 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 Supervisor
Matthew D Beckman, Thesis Honors Advisor

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 science
sports
gambling
statistics
regression
actuarial
actuary
basketball

File:

Download Thesis_Final.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Steven L Putterman, Thesis Supervisor
Andrew John Wiesner, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Putt, Nathan

Title:

Analyzing the Risk of Player Mortality in the NFL

Area of Honors:

Actuarial Science

Keywords:

Mortality
NFL
Running back
Mortality curve
Contracts
Risk characteristics
Risk in sports
Survival probabilities

File:

Download Nathan_Putt_Final_Schreyer_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Andrew John Wiesner, Thesis Supervisor
Steven L Putterman, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Coleman, Alexis

Title:

Assessing the Riskiness of Auto Drivers Through Psychological Factors

Area of Honors:

Actuarial Science

Keywords:

Underwriting
Auto Insurance
Psychological Factors
Aggression
Actuarial Science
Statistics
Actuarial
Rating Factors
Traditional Underwriting

File:

Download Alexis_Coleman_Thesis_2021_Finished.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Andrew John Wiesner, Thesis Supervisor
Steven L Putterman, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Insley, Drew

Title:

A Qualitative Approach to Predicting the Success of NFL Draftees

Area of Honors:

Statistics

Keywords:

NFL
Sports Analytics
Statistics
Machine Learning

File:

Download Insley_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Andrew John Wiesner, Thesis Supervisor
Matthew D Beckman, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Kroboth, Kyle

Title:

Optimizing Roster Composition in Major League Baseball

Area of Honors:

Statistics

Keywords:

sports
analytics
baseball
market size
regression
statistics
linear

File:

Download Honors_Thesis_-_Roster_Composition_-_KK.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Andrew John Wiesner, Thesis Supervisor
Matthew D Beckman, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Miller, Christopher

Title:

Predicting the Outcome of the Final Sixteen Teams in College Basketball Using Time Series Analysis and Markov Chains

Area of Honors:

Statistics

Keywords:

Statistics
College Basketball
Time-Series

File:

Download Miller_Christopher_PredicitingMarchMadnessTimeSeries.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Andrew John Wiesner, Thesis Supervisor
David Hunter, Thesis Honors Advisor