On Sunday night, I put out a call on Twitter for burning NFL questions. Among the responses, some guy asked: @skepticalsports: Is Peyton Manning the best football player of all time? — Nate Silver (@NateSilver538) October 20, 2014 Whoa, boss. This is a question for which everyone seems to have an answer, but about which […]
Something marvelous has happened to me. I was transported to the seventh heaven. There sat all the gods assembled. As a special dispensation, I was granted the favor of making a wish. “What do you want?” asked Mercury. … “Choose — but only one thing.” For a moment I was bewildered; then I addressed the […]
Something marvelous has happened to me. I was transported to the seventh heaven. There sat all the gods assembled. As a special dispensation, I was granted the favor of making a wish. “What do you want?” asked Mercury. … “Choose — but only one thing.” For a moment I was bewildered; then I addressed the […]
In last week’s column, I pointed out the importance of teams’ early records when trying to predict their playoff fates. This prompted a few skeptical tweets, like so: @skepticalsports Correlation is not causation: early results reveal team quality, they don’t create it. — Tim Dierks (@tdierks) September 11, 2014 This tweeter is obviously right. The […]
In last week’s column, I pointed out the importance of teams’ early records when trying to predict their playoff fates. This prompted a few skeptical tweets, like so: @skepticalsports Correlation is not causation: early results reveal team quality, they don’t create it. — Tim Dierks (@tdierks) September 11, 2014 This tweeter is obviously right. The […]
