Probability underlies much of the modern world – an engineering professor explains how it actually works

Probability underpins AI, cryptography and statistics. However, as the philosopher Bertrand Russell said, “Probability is the ...
NFL

Introduction to Next Gen Stats' Tackle Probability

Cynthia Frelund dives into the numbers to quantify the impact of Tackle Probability using Next Gen Stats' Tackle Probability model. A look back at the five fastest ball carriers from Week 17 of the ...
NFL

Next Gen Stats: Measuring completion probability of Mahomes' deep heave to Hill

Next Gen Stats shows Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes had less than 16 percent chance to complete pass to wide receiver Tyreek Hill on fourth down. A look back at the five fastest ball ...
Seeking Alpha

What Statistics and Probability Say About Expectations After Multiple Down Days

Measurement shows that almost one-half of all market days are down days and slightly more are up days, but close enough to think of it as 50/50. Just as the probability of getting a long string of ...