Sabermetrics 101 Introduction to Baseball Analytics
Beginner
Online
4 WeeksQuick Facts
| Medium Of Instructions | Mode Of Learning | Mode Of Delivery |
|---|---|---|
| English | Virtual Classroom | Video and Text Based |
Courses and Certificate Fees
| Certificate Availability |
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| no |
The Syllabus
- Lahman Database
- Query Collaboration Forum
- Retrosheet Database
- Office Hour 1 (7/22)
- Office Hour 2 (7/30)
- Office Hour 3 (8/10)
- Office Hour 4 (8/25)
- Office Hour 5 (9/9)
- Course Overview
- edX Walkthrough
- All Star Survey
- All Star Word Cloud
- Module 1 Learner Takeaways
- Sabermetrics: What is Sabermetrics? (2 Questions)
- Statistics: What is Statistics? (5 Questions)
- Tech: What is a Database? (4 Questions)
- Tech: SQL Sandbox Walkthrough and First Queries (17 Questions)
- History: Henry Chadwick (5 Questions)
- Interviews: Dave Cameron, Managing Editor of Fangraphs, and Jonah Keri, Lead Baseball Writer of Grantland
- Module 2 Learner Takeaways
- Sabermetrics: Hitting Metrics (15 Questions)
- Statistics: Descriptive Statistics (9 Questions)
- Tech: Basic SQL Syntax (8 Questions)
- Tech: GROUP BY and Aggregate Functions (8 Questions)
- Tech: Sabermetrics in SQL (5 Questions)
- History: Hugh Fullerton (8 Questions)
- Interviews: Sean Forman, President of Sports Reference, and Mike DeBartolo, Baseball Operations Analyst, Washington Nationals
- Module 3 Learner Takeaways
- Sabermetrics: Different Eras and Run Scoring Environments (21 Questions)
- Sabermetrics: Runs to Wins (18 Questions)
- Statistics: Bivariate Analysis (6 Questions)
- Tech: Intro to SQL Joins (9 Questions)
- Tech: Advanced SQL Joins (3 Questions)
- History: F.C. Lane (3 Questions)
- Interviews: Cory Schwartz, Vice President of Stats, MLB.com, and Joe Bohringer, Director of Pro Scouting, Chicago Cubs
- Module 4 Learner Takeaways
- Sabermetrics: Fielding Analytics (24 Questions)
- Sabermetrics: Pitching Analytics (13 Questions)
- Tech: Introduction to R (6 Questions)
- Tech: Manipulating Data and Graphing (10 Questions)
- History: Allan Roth and Branch Rickey (2 Questions)
- Interviews: Rob Neyer, Baseball Writer and Commenter
- Module 5 Learner Takeaways
- Statistics: Regression to the Mean (21 Questions)
- Sabermetrics: Runs Estimators (14 Questions)
- Sabermetrics: Pythagorean Expectation
- Tech: Functions and Loops in R (6 Questions)
- Tech: Retrosheet Gamelogs (4 Questions)
- History: Earnshaw Cook (4 Questions)
- Interviews: Dave Appelman, CEO of fangraphs.com; Dave Studenmund, Co-Founder and Co-Manager of The Hardball Times; and Lewie Pollis, Baseball Operations Intern for the Cincinnati Reds
- Module 6 Learner Takeaways
- Statistics: Replacement Level (9 Questions)
- Sabermetrics: Position Player WAR (13 Questions)
- Sabermetrics: Pitcher WAR (5 Questions)
- Tech: Attendance Modeling (6 Questions)
- Tech: Park Factors (4 Questions)
- History: George Lindsey (8 Questions)
- Interviews: Christina Kahrl, Writer and Editor at ESPN.com; Jeff Zimmerman, Researcher at fangraphs.com; and Meredith Wills, Data Scientist and Director of Operations at Soliton Sports Solutions
- Final Exam (31 Questions)
- End of Course Survey