Comments on: So, You Want to Be a Sabermetrician http://www.sabernomics.com/sabernomics/index.php/2006/10/so-you-want-to-be-a-good-sabermetrician/ Economic Thinking about Baseball Sun, 09 Jan 2011 17:16:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: J.C. Zannis http://www.sabernomics.com/sabernomics/index.php/2006/10/so-you-want-to-be-a-good-sabermetrician/comment-page-1/#comment-8734 J.C. Zannis Thu, 12 Oct 2006 02:04:31 +0000 http://www.sabernomics.com/sabernomics/index.php/2006/10/so-you-want-to-be-a-good-sabermetrician/#comment-8734 I also suggest Verbeek's "A Guide to Modern Econometrics" (as a basic intro) and Cameron and Trivedi's Microeconometrics. I'm a big fan of the Wooldridge text, but I think Cameron and Trivedi are just as clear while covering much more material. I also suggest Verbeek’s “A Guide to Modern Econometrics” (as a basic intro) and Cameron and Trivedi’s Microeconometrics. I’m a big fan of the Wooldridge text, but I think Cameron and Trivedi are just as clear while covering much more material.

]]> By: Phil Birnbaum http://www.sabernomics.com/sabernomics/index.php/2006/10/so-you-want-to-be-a-good-sabermetrician/comment-page-1/#comment-8690 Phil Birnbaum Tue, 10 Oct 2006 00:49:10 +0000 http://www.sabernomics.com/sabernomics/index.php/2006/10/so-you-want-to-be-a-good-sabermetrician/#comment-8690 Studes (#4), Are you any relation? :) Studes (#4),

Are you any relation? :)

]]> By: tangotiger http://www.sabernomics.com/sabernomics/index.php/2006/10/so-you-want-to-be-a-good-sabermetrician/comment-page-1/#comment-8683 tangotiger Mon, 09 Oct 2006 21:09:58 +0000 http://www.sabernomics.com/sabernomics/index.php/2006/10/so-you-want-to-be-a-good-sabermetrician/#comment-8683 That first book will run you 112$... it better give you the insights of all of the Baseball Abstracts combined, plus two free tickets to a ball game. That first book will run you 112$… it better give you the insights of all of the Baseball Abstracts combined, plus two free tickets to a ball game.

]]> By: Matt R http://www.sabernomics.com/sabernomics/index.php/2006/10/so-you-want-to-be-a-good-sabermetrician/comment-page-1/#comment-8680 Matt R Mon, 09 Oct 2006 19:34:12 +0000 http://www.sabernomics.com/sabernomics/index.php/2006/10/so-you-want-to-be-a-good-sabermetrician/#comment-8680 I've taken a couple basic statistic courses and a couple basic economics courses. I've also read Bill James and many of the sabermetric webistes regularly. Will any of these books give me much more than what I've learned from the sources I just mentioned? I’ve taken a couple basic statistic courses and a couple basic economics courses. I’ve also read Bill James and many of the sabermetric webistes regularly.

Will any of these books give me much more than what I’ve learned from the sources I just mentioned?

]]> By: studes http://www.sabernomics.com/sabernomics/index.php/2006/10/so-you-want-to-be-a-good-sabermetrician/comment-page-1/#comment-8596 studes Fri, 06 Oct 2006 20:14:22 +0000 http://www.sabernomics.com/sabernomics/index.php/2006/10/so-you-want-to-be-a-good-sabermetrician/#comment-8596 That Studenmund book is pure gold, I tell ya. Seriously, it is the best-selling econometrics textbook. That Studenmund book is pure gold, I tell ya. Seriously, it is the best-selling econometrics textbook.

]]> By: tangotiger http://www.sabernomics.com/sabernomics/index.php/2006/10/so-you-want-to-be-a-good-sabermetrician/comment-page-1/#comment-8595 tangotiger Fri, 06 Oct 2006 16:37:12 +0000 http://www.sabernomics.com/sabernomics/index.php/2006/10/so-you-want-to-be-a-good-sabermetrician/#comment-8595 Andy has recommended Numerical Recipes to us: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0521308119/104-9096783-8495916 Andy has recommended Numerical Recipes to us:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0521308119/104-9096783-8495916

]]> By: JC http://www.sabernomics.com/sabernomics/index.php/2006/10/so-you-want-to-be-a-good-sabermetrician/comment-page-1/#comment-8594 JC Fri, 06 Oct 2006 16:27:59 +0000 http://www.sabernomics.com/sabernomics/index.php/2006/10/so-you-want-to-be-a-good-sabermetrician/#comment-8594 I changed the title of the post. I'm not sure why I put "good" in there. I mean, who wants to be a bad anything? :-) I am just trying to provide a guide on how to bone up on some useful statisitcal skills quickly. Tom, I haven't seen the appendix, but I suspect it's very useful. I didn't mean to imply these are the only sources, just some that I find helpful for introducing people to econometrics. I changed the title of the post. I’m not sure why I put “good” in there. I mean, who wants to be a bad anything? :-) I am just trying to provide a guide on how to bone up on some useful statisitcal skills quickly.

Tom,

I haven’t seen the appendix, but I suspect it’s very useful. I didn’t mean to imply these are the only sources, just some that I find helpful for introducing people to econometrics.

]]> By: tangotiger http://www.sabernomics.com/sabernomics/index.php/2006/10/so-you-want-to-be-a-good-sabermetrician/comment-page-1/#comment-8590 tangotiger Fri, 06 Oct 2006 15:47:21 +0000 http://www.sabernomics.com/sabernomics/index.php/2006/10/so-you-want-to-be-a-good-sabermetrician/#comment-8590 I would also recommend Andy Dolphin's Appendix in THE BOOK (disclosure: I am co-author of the book, but had nothing to do with the Appendix). I'll leave it to J.C. and others here as to whether that gets a stamp of approval. I would also recommend Andy Dolphin’s Appendix in THE BOOK (disclosure: I am co-author of the book, but had nothing to do with the Appendix). I’ll leave it to J.C. and others here as to whether that gets a stamp of approval.

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