Course Schedule and Catalog
Course Catalog - 2019-2020
SMGT 430 - INTRO TO SPORT ANALYTICS
Long Title: INTRODUCTION TO SPORT ANALYTICS
Department: Sport Management
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Prerequisite(s): SMGT 260 AND (STAT 280 OR SOSC 302)
Description: The focus of this course will be to provide the basics for understanding and applying analytical techniques to professional teams both on the sports side (predicting player performance and outcomes) and the business side (establishing business models). A survey into basic statistical techniques (multiple regression, discriminant analysis, etc.) will be the foundation of the class.