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Building a basketball game strategy through statistical analysis of data

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Management practices may be based either on manager’s intuition or on analytical and objective reasoning. Sports and, particularly, basketball can be considered as an indicative field where these differences in decision-making can be met. This paper has been motivated by the statistical analysis that the author conducted in the past in order to support the management of a Greek basketball team and specifically the decision-making process of its coach regarding the team’s strategy during its games. The aim of the paper is on the one hand to present some indicative, simple ideas for the statistical analysis of basketball data, and on the other hand to show that any basketball team can improve significantly its decision-making process if it chooses to be statistically supported. Basketball data is numerous; consequently its elaboration can be extensive and fruitful. Copyright Springer Science+Business Media New York 2015

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  • Yiannis Nikolaidis, 2015. "Building a basketball game strategy through statistical analysis of data," Annals of Operations Research, Springer, vol. 227(1), pages 137-159, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:annopr:v:227:y:2015:i:1:p:137-159:10.1007/s10479-013-1309-4
    DOI: 10.1007/s10479-013-1309-4
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