Tag: sabermetrics
NY Times: the sabermetric edge in baseball
by Greg on Apr.20, 2009, under Science Life Musing
The NY Times has a tremendous article on how baseball front offices are using the most sophisticated modeling computers to get a statistical edge on how to manage teams and games: (continue reading…)
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Nasa's Image of the Day
Large X-class Flare Erupts on the Sun
On Jan. 27, 2012, a large X-class flare erupted from an active region near the solar west limb. X-class flares are the most powerful of all solar events. Seen here is an image of the flare captured by the X-ray telescope on Hinode. This image shows an emission from plasma heated to greater than eight million degrees during the energy release process of the flare. Image Credit: JAXA/Hinode
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