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New R Packages and Package Site
Two new R packages are in development: NFLSimulator ISAR
Nov 14, 2020 1 min read R, R Packages
Loss Aversion in The Economist?!
A writer recently contacted me about pitching a story related to my paper with Andrew Urbaczewski on loss aversion in professional golf to The Economist. Low and behold, they bit and here is the result.
Apr 25, 2019 1 min read analytics, behavioral economics
A climb, a fall, a lucky man
If you are a climber, imagine the following scenario. If not, bear with me and just note that this initial story is why we do this sport. It’s Saturday, April 13 2019 and I am breathing quite hard and sweating.
Apr 15, 2019 5 min read
The Fried Egg
A co-author of mine (and my boss), Andrew Urbaczewski, and I were interviewed by Andy Johnson from The Fried Egg about our paper on loss version in professional golf. The link to the podcast is currently given at the top of The Fried Egg, episode 124.
Mar 27, 2019 1 min read loss aversion, golf analytics
On CCTV
Here is a clip of me on CCTV.
Mar 26, 2019 1 min read gambling, news
On 9News
Here is a clip of me on the news. Bizarre experience, but fun.
Feb 4, 2019 1 min read gambling, news
Loss Aversion in Golf
I recently posted a paper to SSRN on loss aversion in professional golf co-authored with the human sports encyclopedia Andrew Urbaczewski. It’s apparently the most downloaded paper in the category of Behavioral & Experimental Economics.
Feb 2, 2019 1 min read sports statistics, loss aversion, golf
NYE: Whiskey
It’s New Years Eve, so let’s look at some whiskey ratings. Rather than working on what I need to do for teaching next week, I decided to download some data related to whiskey ratings from Whisky Analysis.
Dec 31, 2018 1 min read R, Whiskey
A New Blog
I’ve decided to try out blogdown and here is my initial post. I quickly made this figure after the elections in 2018 to illustrate how ranked-choice voting played out in Maine.
Dec 19, 2018 1 min read R