Project Info
*Sports Analytics
Alexandra Newman
newman@mines.edu
The student would learn how to create quantitative models and disseminate them for so-called magic numbers (e.g., playoff elimination, playoff clinch) for professional sports teams.
More Information:
Grand Challenge: Not applicable
riotsports.net
orwe.mines.edu
Primary Contacts:
Newman
Student Preparation
Qualifications
basic coding skills and be in an engineering or applied science major with a desire for a technical project
TIME COMMITMENT (HRS/WK)
5
SKILLS/TECHNIQUES GAINED
Coding in a team setting, help with websites, exposure to optimization modeling, graphical depiction of solutions, marketing
MENTORING PLAN
We have numerous students, as well as graduated students working on the project. The students would lean from them, as well as from the professor in charge (Newman). We have a group meeting at least once a week and there could be individual meetings, as needed.
PREFERRED STUDENT STATUS
Junior
Senior