Re: Sports Statistics
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Jason,
Others have piped in with stuff about sabermetrics and other more advanced stats. Here's the fundamental problem, though.
Most people who are into sports are casual fans and very results-oriented. So, stats about "last minute comebacks" and "touchdowns thrown" and "points per game" are going to always be more prevalent than stats that are actually more significant to the actual outcome.
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Indeed. It's sort of like the government. Our elected officials could be much more efficient, but they have to cater to the masses who have preferences of their own even if they lack the knowledge to make their preferences an objectively good solution.
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