Date of Last Revision
2023-05-03 05:05:10
Major
Statistics - Actuarial Science
Degree Name
Bachelor of Science
Date of Expected Graduation
Spring 2018
Abstract
The purpose of this essay will be to examine the effectiveness of the James-Stein estimator, and its application to baseball and the saber metrics movement. This report will utilize James-Stein theorem and average prediction error to predict the batting averages, slugging percentage, and OPS with only the first 50 at bats of the 2017 season. Also, this report will provide graphs, charts, and data to prove that the James-Stein estimator is an improvement of the MLE in terms of expected loss.
Research Sponsor
Dr. Richard Einsporn
First Reader
Dr. Mark Fridline
Second Reader
Dr. Nao Mimoto
Recommended Citation
Matejin, Isaac, "James-Stein Estimation in Baseball" (2018). Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects. 647.
https://ideaexchange.uakron.edu/honors_research_projects/647