Gary Sutton

Statistics Slam Dunk  upgrades your R data science skills by taking on practical analysis challenges based on NBA game and player data. Is losing games on purpose a rational strategy? Which hustle statistics have an impact on wins and losses? Each chapter in this one-of-a-kind guide uses new data science techniques to reveal interesting insights like these. And just like in the real world, you’ll get no clean pre-packaged datasets in  Statistics Slam Dunk . You’ll take on the challenge of wrangling messy data to drill on the skills that will make you the star player on any data team.