Data Analysis in Sport
Data Analysis in Sport by Peter O’Donoghue, published by Routledge in 2015, is a comprehensive resource that delves into the essential techniques for analyzing sports performance data. With 258 pages, this edition provides an overview of the fundamental principles of data analysis, focusing on the tools and methods crucial for performance analysis investigations. The book addresses the challenges of making sense of sports performance data and offers guidance on effectively presenting results.
Readers will find detailed discussions on various topics, including the purpose of data analysis, the use of commercial packages like Excel and SPSS, and the application of statistical procedures in sports contexts. The text also covers methods for analyzing data from different systems, such as player tracking and computerized match analysis, while emphasizing the creation of visually appealing dashboards for data presentation. This book serves as a valuable resource for students, researchers, and analysts engaged in sports performance or related research projects.
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Making sense of sports performance data can be a challenging task but is nevertheless an essential part of performance analysis investigations. Focusing on techniques used in the analysis of sport performance, this book introduces the fundamental principles of data analysis, explores the most important tools used in data analysis, and offers guidance on the presentation of results.
The book covers key topics such as:
- The purpose of data analysis, from statistical analysis to algorithmic processing
- Commercial packages for performance and data analysis, including Focus, Sportscode, Dartfish, Prozone, Excel, SPSS and Matlab
- Effective use of statistical procedures in sport performance analysis
- Analysing data from manual notation systems, player tracking systems and computerized match analysis systems
- Creating visually appealing ‘dashboard’ interfaces for presenting data
- Assessing reliability.
The book includes worked examples from real sport, offering clear guidance to the reader and bringing the subject to life. This book is invaluable reading for any student, researcher or analyst working in sport performance or undertaking a sport-related research project or methods course
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