Armchair Analyst

Armchair Analyst

This is a series of posts that are targeted for the Armchair Hockey Analyst, who is more of a hobbyist or enthusiast for hockey analytics.
Aug
23

What is a Player Performance Report?

In this Edition * What is a Player Performance Report? * How can we use Frequency Distributions to Understand Player Performance? * What
9 min read
Aug
20

What are Common Data Analysis Tools?

In this Edition * Common Data Analysis Tools & Skills Profiles * Microsoft Excel * Microsoft Power BI * R & RStudio * Python &
9 min read
Aug
13

What is a Team Performance Report?

In this Edition * What is a Team Performance Report? * How are Team Performance Reports Used? * Walkthrough: Exploring Team Performance using
10 min read
Aug
05

What is Descriptive Analytics for Hockey?

In this Edition * What is Descriptive Analytics? * What is the Process to Create a Descriptive Analysis? * What are Common Statistics
11 min read
Jul
26

What are Good Sources of Hockey Data?

In this Edition * Where can I Source Hockey Data for Free? * Who is our Preferred Hockey Data Provider? * Where are
7 min read
Jul
19

How will AI Impact Hockey Analytics?

In this Edition * How will AI Reshape the Analyst Role in Sports? * What is the Impact of AI on Hockey
10 min read
Jul
18

What are Data Types when Analyzing Hockey Data?

In this Edition * What are Common Data Types? * How do Data Types Map to Specific Analyses? * What are Examples of
7 min read
Jul
17

What is Hockey Analytics?

In this Edition * What is Hockey Analytics? * What are Types of Hockey Analyses? * What are Examples of Hockey Analytics? * Who
6 min read