Description
Over the last few years, the fields of statistics and mathematics have become more prevalent and popular in professional sports (with the help of mainstream books and movies like Moneyball). The use of advanced (and non-advanced) statistical methods is growing across the sporting landscape from the front office to the media, and even into business and ticket sales. This talk will discuss Lock’s experiences building an analytics department with the Miami Dolphins as well as the general role of statistics in sports today. It will also including the recent analytics boom in the front office framework, the coinciding need for statistically and computationally strong individuals, and the next frontiers in sports statistics.
Date of Event
September 24, 2015 12:00-1:00 PM
Location
Mailman-Hollywood Building Auditorium
NSU News Release Link
http://nsunews.nova.edu/nova-southeastern-university-to-host-mathematics-colloquium-series/
Life as an NFL Statistician
Mailman-Hollywood Building Auditorium
Over the last few years, the fields of statistics and mathematics have become more prevalent and popular in professional sports (with the help of mainstream books and movies like Moneyball). The use of advanced (and non-advanced) statistical methods is growing across the sporting landscape from the front office to the media, and even into business and ticket sales. This talk will discuss Lock’s experiences building an analytics department with the Miami Dolphins as well as the general role of statistics in sports today. It will also including the recent analytics boom in the front office framework, the coinciding need for statistically and computationally strong individuals, and the next frontiers in sports statistics.
https://nsuworks.nova.edu/mathematics_colloquium/ay_2015-2016/events/4
Presenter Bio
Dennis Lock joined the Dolphins as Head Analyst, now Director of Analytics, in July 2014 to implement and head an analytics department under GM Dennis Hickey. In his role, he supports football operations through research and statistical analyses. Lock is currently finishing his PhD in statistics from Iowa State University with a dissertation on utilizing statistics in sports. While at Iowa State, Lock worked as a consultant for many academic departments as well as the Iowa State University men’s basketball team. During this time, he also served as a co-author on a prominent statistics textbook. Originally from Canton, N.Y., Lock received a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from St. Lawrence University in 2008.