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Abraham Wyner

Changing the Game: How Data Analytics Is Upending Baseball

Feb 21, 2019
Technology
North America
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Deal sizes and tenures in baseball signings are at the receiving end of a stronger focus on how the stats add up, say experts.

Skill or Luck? That’s the Key Question for FanDuel and DraftKings

Nov 13, 2015
Public Policy
North America
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The law needs to become clearer on daily fantasy sports contests, says Wharton’s Abraham Wyner.

Books for the Beach

Jun 25, 2013
Leadership
North America

Not sure what books to pack when heading for the beach this summer? We asked Wharton faculty to offer some suggestions.

Sports by the Numbers: Predicting Winners and Losers

Apr 20, 2012
Innovation
North America

Wharton statistics professor Abraham Wyner and a team of students recently set out to determine whether one can predict the performance of sports teams based on the amount of money[…]

The Use — and Misuse — of Statistics: How and Why Numbers Are So Easily Manipulated

Apr 02, 2008
Public Policy
North America
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When a report prepared by former Senator George J. Mitchell indicated that Roger Clemens and others used illegal, performance-enhancing drugs, a marketing agency prepared a voluminous report that relied on[…]

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