Comments on: The most remarkable graph in the history of sport http://michaelnielsen.org/blog/the-most-remarkable-graph-in-the-history-of-sport/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:56:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Michael Nielsen http://michaelnielsen.org/blog/the-most-remarkable-graph-in-the-history-of-sport/comment-page-1/#comment-15286 Michael Nielsen Tue, 28 Oct 2008 16:56:30 +0000 http://michaelnielsen.org/blog/?p=474#comment-15286 Christine - How entertaining! I especially liked the comment about the authors' relationship in the second paper. I imagine the effect of people like Jordan-Woods-Federer must run into hundreds of millions or billions of dollars today. Christine – How entertaining! I especially liked the comment about the authors’ relationship in the second paper. I imagine the effect of people like Jordan-Woods-Federer must run into hundreds of millions or billions of dollars today.

]]> By: christine http://michaelnielsen.org/blog/the-most-remarkable-graph-in-the-history-of-sport/comment-page-1/#comment-15285 christine Tue, 28 Oct 2008 16:31:30 +0000 http://michaelnielsen.org/blog/?p=474#comment-15285 More contributions from economists (this time, Bruce Chapman, at ANU): The effect of the war and bodyline on Bradman's batting average (without those would have been over 100; I think there was a formal paper, but can't find it now): http://blogs.mbs.edu/fishing-in-the-bay/wp-content/uploads/2007/08/bradman1.pdf Don Bradman's effect on revenue: http://econrsss.anu.edu.au/pdf/DP480.pdf More contributions from economists (this time, Bruce Chapman, at ANU):

The effect of the war and bodyline on Bradman’s batting average (without those would have been over 100; I think there was a formal paper, but can’t find it now):
http://blogs.mbs.edu/fishing-in-the-bay/wp-content/uploads/2007/08/bradman1.pdf

Don Bradman’s effect on revenue: http://econrsss.anu.edu.au/pdf/DP480.pdf

]]> By: Michael Nielsen http://michaelnielsen.org/blog/the-most-remarkable-graph-in-the-history-of-sport/comment-page-1/#comment-15156 Michael Nielsen Wed, 22 Oct 2008 20:44:56 +0000 http://michaelnielsen.org/blog/?p=474#comment-15156 Christine - That's very interesting, and some great graphs. I'll add it to my linklog. Christine – That’s very interesting, and some great graphs. I’ll add it to my linklog.

]]> By: christine http://michaelnielsen.org/blog/the-most-remarkable-graph-in-the-history-of-sport/comment-page-1/#comment-15127 christine Mon, 20 Oct 2008 18:04:48 +0000 http://michaelnielsen.org/blog/?p=474#comment-15127 Similar analysis by Justin Wolfers at Freakonomics, with comparisons to Usain Bolt (conclusion: misleading chart) and Joe DiMaggio (conclusion: "DiMaggio is okay, but he’s no Don Bradman") recently: http://freakonomics.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/08/21/usain-bolt-its-just-not-normal/#more-2986 Not coincidentally Wolfers is also Australian :) Similar analysis by Justin Wolfers at Freakonomics, with comparisons to Usain Bolt (conclusion: misleading chart) and Joe DiMaggio (conclusion: “DiMaggio is okay, but he’s no Don Bradman”) recently:

http://freakonomics.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/08/21/usain-bolt-its-just-not-normal/#more-2986

Not coincidentally Wolfers is also Australian :)

]]> By: Chuk http://michaelnielsen.org/blog/the-most-remarkable-graph-in-the-history-of-sport/comment-page-1/#comment-15125 Chuk Mon, 20 Oct 2008 17:17:23 +0000 http://michaelnielsen.org/blog/?p=474#comment-15125 <i>It will be a long time before cognitive science and complexity theory can explain talents like Dr. Tinsley’s.</i> Checkers was solved last year: http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/abstract/1144079 It will be a long time before cognitive science and complexity theory can explain talents like Dr. Tinsley’s.

Checkers was solved last year: http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/abstract/1144079

]]> By: links for 2008-10-20 | Yostivanich.com http://michaelnielsen.org/blog/the-most-remarkable-graph-in-the-history-of-sport/comment-page-1/#comment-15122 links for 2008-10-20 | Yostivanich.com Mon, 20 Oct 2008 15:07:02 +0000 http://michaelnielsen.org/blog/?p=474#comment-15122 [...] Michael Nielsen » The most remarkable graph in the history of sport What is the craziest/best player you've seen in sports, this one beats all. (tags: sports statistics) [...] [...] Michael Nielsen » The most remarkable graph in the history of sport What is the craziest/best player you've seen in sports, this one beats all. (tags: sports statistics) [...]

]]> By: chris y http://michaelnielsen.org/blog/the-most-remarkable-graph-in-the-history-of-sport/comment-page-1/#comment-15119 chris y Mon, 20 Oct 2008 10:18:46 +0000 http://michaelnielsen.org/blog/?p=474#comment-15119 Bradman was famously interviewed in 1980, and asked how he thought he'd perform against contempoary opposition. "Oh, I reckon I'd average 50 or 60", he replied. "But you averaged nearly a hundred in your career, and you played against some of the best bowlers in history!" said the reporter. "Yeah," said Bradman, "But you've got to remember I'm 72 years old now." Absolute self belief is also a key to making a great sportsman or woman. Bradman was famously interviewed in 1980, and asked how he thought he’d perform against contempoary opposition.

“Oh, I reckon I’d average 50 or 60″, he replied.

“But you averaged nearly a hundred in your career, and you played against some of the best bowlers in history!” said the reporter.

“Yeah,” said Bradman, “But you’ve got to remember I’m 72 years old now.”

Absolute self belief is also a key to making a great sportsman or woman.

]]> By: Michael Nielsen http://michaelnielsen.org/blog/the-most-remarkable-graph-in-the-history-of-sport/comment-page-1/#comment-15116 Michael Nielsen Mon, 20 Oct 2008 02:07:01 +0000 http://michaelnielsen.org/blog/?p=474#comment-15116 John - Yeah, Tinsley was pretty amazing. Bob Beamon's unbelievable long jump at the 1968 Olympics comes to mind as well. John – Yeah, Tinsley was pretty amazing. Bob Beamon’s unbelievable long jump at the 1968 Olympics comes to mind as well.

]]> By: Alejandro Rivero http://michaelnielsen.org/blog/the-most-remarkable-graph-in-the-history-of-sport/comment-page-1/#comment-15115 Alejandro Rivero Mon, 20 Oct 2008 01:59:06 +0000 http://michaelnielsen.org/blog/?p=474#comment-15115 The wikipedia article hints of a popularising way to explain three sigmas and five sigmas: 3sigma is Michael Jordan, 4 sigma is Pele, 5 sigma is Donald Bradman. The wikipedia article hints of a popularising way to explain three sigmas and five sigmas: 3sigma is Michael Jordan, 4 sigma is Pele, 5 sigma is Donald Bradman.

]]> By: John Sidles http://michaelnielsen.org/blog/the-most-remarkable-graph-in-the-history-of-sport/comment-page-1/#comment-15111 John Sidles Sun, 19 Oct 2008 23:06:35 +0000 http://michaelnielsen.org/blog/?p=474#comment-15111 As I believe Ken Regan would confirm, a checkers grandmaster and mathematician named Marion Tinsley was perhaps an equally remarkable talent ... Dr. Tinsely lost only nine checkers games in a 45 year career. It will be a long time before cognitive science and complexity theory can explain talents like Dr. Tinsley's. As I believe Ken Regan would confirm, a checkers grandmaster and mathematician named Marion Tinsley was perhaps an equally remarkable talent … Dr. Tinsely lost only nine checkers games in a 45 year career.

It will be a long time before cognitive science and complexity theory can explain talents like Dr. Tinsley’s.

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