Analytics & Insights Forum - June 19
Date and Time
Tuesday Jun 19, 2018
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM CDT
check in: 3:30 pm
program: 4 - 5 pm
Networking happy hour to follow at a nearby restaurant
Location
Armor Conference Center Please enter through the east-facing entrance with the Armor sign. You will be required to present a photo ID to enter the building.
2360 Campbell Creek Blvd., Suite 525
Richardson, TX 75082
Fees/Admission
Registration before Monday 6-18:
Tech Titans members $10 | non-members $20
Registration Monday 6-18 and at the door:
Tech Titans members $15 | non-members $25
Website
Contact Information
Andrea Young
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Description
"Using predictive analytics in sports"
Speaker: Edward Egros, Weekend Sports Anchor, Fox 4
Sports provides a multitude of interesting and fun opportunities to use quantitative tools to discover current trends and determine the outcomes of a game, series, tournament, etc. Join us for a discussion on how Edward uses predictive analytics across a variety of different sports to predict results of games and even player selection. He will:
- Discuss how to communicate analytics in an easy-to-understand way so any audience can appreciate the findings
- Explain how different media can be used to communicate specific storylines
- Use examples of forecasting in college football, basketball and golf
- Showcase how data visualization helps explain why the Dallas Cowboys won/lost certain games
About the speaker:
Edward Egros devotes his professional life to merging two fields. As the Weekend Sports Anchor with Fox 4, he covers a lot of different sports traditionally. But as a data journalist, he tries to forecast upcoming games and tournaments while also explaining what happened, using analytics. The key to this merger is maintaining both a journalistic approach everyone can understand while also enhancing the overall delivery through statistical analysis.
You can visit Edward's blog here: insidesportsanalytics.com
Edward Egros talks about using analytics for March Madness picks
