tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post2228728886379795201..comments2024-01-06T02:22:33.000-05:00Comments on Camden Depot: The Science of Baseball: May 22, 2011Jon Shepherdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03521809778977098687noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post-17853626377809344372011-05-23T14:28:23.248-04:002011-05-23T14:28:23.248-04:00@steve . . . Right, I am completely using causatio...@steve . . . Right, I am completely using causation in terms of having enough certainty to assume it to be so.<br /><br />@Nick . . . This is certainly something I am very much interested in. I hope others will enjoy it as much as you do. It certainly speaks to my training.Jon Shepherdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03521809778977098687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post-20390477338024841032011-05-23T13:07:03.788-04:002011-05-23T13:07:03.788-04:00Great idea for a series.
"I could not tell...Great idea for a series. <br /><br />"I could not tell if 100 innings per year is causation or mere correlation."<br /><br />It depends on the type of statistical modeling used. And causation is sort of a dirty word when it comes to this type of work because it assert a degree of certainty most researchers aren't comfortable with.stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12808900090584995792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post-10172191413585567802011-05-23T11:49:06.451-04:002011-05-23T11:49:06.451-04:00Love the series, Jon. Looking forward to more.Love the series, Jon. Looking forward to more.Nick J Falerishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12413352719310759010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post-62449821587575005482011-05-23T06:22:30.981-04:002011-05-23T06:22:30.981-04:00Indeed, the study certainly has merit. I just wis...Indeed, the study certainly has merit. I just wish they would have thought about it a little bit longer. I think the experimental design could have been sharper and more elegant. As it is, they chose too few metrics and selected from within a population that is likely to have quite similar training methods.Jon Shepherdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03521809778977098687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post-32741228900501073432011-05-22T20:03:44.409-04:002011-05-22T20:03:44.409-04:00Hey Jon, love this idea of bringing new science in...Hey Jon, love this idea of bringing new science into baseball discussion. As you say, the experimental design is sometimes flawed; but at least we have more data to go along with our more subjective opinions! ; )Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13297050577578931637noreply@blogger.com