In what world does a 9 game sample size constitute statistical analysis? At least do us a favor and stop calling it detailed.
jc here ia a stat for u, i live in texas, i am a texan, i need ur address, i hate math, put all that together and that means that i will with 100% certainty kick the crap out of you. stop posting idoit!
So I guess after tonight we can deduce that we should win 100% of the games we play with only yao and anderson hurt....right?
You started a really awful thread dude of which is ridiculous for the reasons many have already pointed out. You aren't the first either by a long shot...but if you take this road it's only going to be painful for ya. Just admit you were wrong and make fun of yourself a bit...or you're going to get crucified for a very long time.
We get it JC, you hate the Rockets, Morey, Adelman, Martin, Hill, etc... Say "I hate them", and stfu. This is ri-gotdamn-diculous.
Mike (Tampa) Have you tried imputing post trade deadline (and roster changes) performance to the pre trade schedules in order to re-calibrate your Power Rankings? If so, do the rankings change? John Hollinger (1:08 PM) This is worth posting just for the word "imputing." Basically, the difference between Mavs play pre- and post-trade, once you adjust for opposition, home-court, etc., isn't different enough to distinguish it from random in-season noise. Subjectively, of course they're better. Scientifically, you'd have a hard time differentiating the past 14 games from other randomly selected 14-game stretches. hate to keep piling on but I read this chat today and this thread immediately came to mind.... not to say that hollinger is all knowing or anything, but he's basically the head basketball stats guy for espn and he says it all right there.... judging random samples of games does nearly nothing for you
I think some of the problem is that you claim statistical significance in your post. Please read up on the term statistical significance and recalcuate the upper and lower bounds of your data sample and tell me if your analysis is statistically significant. First link gives a broad view of statistical significance the second provides formula for the methods to use. http://www.statpac.com/surveys/statistical-significance.htm http://onlinestatbook.com/chapter8/mean.html Edited: updated second link
Do this thread a year or two from now when all the pieces from this trade are known. Draft Picks and possibly additional trades using some pieces from this trade.
