The numbers game : why everything you know about football is wrong / Chris Anderson and David Sally.

By:

Anderson, Christopher, 1966- [author.]

Contributor(s):

Sally, David [author.]

Publisher: London : Penguin Books, 2014Edition: New [edition]Description: vii, 391 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 20 cmContent type:

text
still image

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9780241963623 (pbk.) :
0241963621

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

Summary: Football is at the dawn of a data revolution. From passes complete ratios to average transfer fees, the game has now been blitzed with statistics, but mostly they only confuse and hide the real story. 'The Numbers Game' uncovers the figures and percentages that really matter, as Chris Anderson and David Sally explain why preventing a goal is more important than scoring one, why taking too many shots may kill you, and why it is better to improve your worst player than buy a superstar.

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Item type	Home library	Class number	Status	Date due	Barcode
2 week loan	Hockney Library Main Floor	796.334/AND (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		7412191167

Previous edition: London: Viking, 2013.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Football is at the dawn of a data revolution. From passes complete ratios to average transfer fees, the game has now been blitzed with statistics, but mostly they only confuse and hide the real story. 'The Numbers Game' uncovers the figures and percentages that really matter, as Chris Anderson and David Sally explain why preventing a goal is more important than scoring one, why taking too many shots may kill you, and why it is better to improve your worst player than buy a superstar.

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