This handbook provides overviews of statistical methods in sports, in-depth treatment of critical problems and challenges confronting statistical research in sports. The material in the handbook is organized by major sport followed by a section on other sports and general statistical design and analysis issues that are common to all sports.
Jim Albert is Professor of Mathematics and Statistics at Bowling Green State University; Mark E. Glickman is Senior Lecturer on Statistics at Harvard University; Ruud H. Koning is Professor of Sports Economics at the University of Groningen; and Tim Swartz is Professor of Statistics and Actuarial Science at Simon Fraser University.