Portfolio Management

interactive app you can use to manage your investment portfolio.

Predicting Whiffs

R code using Pitch F/X data & machine learning to predict swinging strikes

Presidential Election 2008

A series of blog posts on Intrade, a prediction market. Combining portfolio simulation with the prediction market, I got a responsive, dynamic, and accurate predictor of the race.

MLB Extra Inning Rule Change

Used Pitch F/X data and Game Theory to analyze the likely impact of a proposed rule change to start extra innings with a man on second.

MLB Playoff Series

Applies a Markov Chain to compute a team’s chance of winning a major league baseball playoff series.

Kaggle Classifier

My one attempt at a Kaggle competition. (finished top 17th %ile).

Datakind Hackathon

Python Code to produce recommender system for TechSoup, a non-profit that coordinates IT donations to other non-profits.

Chipotle Nutrition

Annoyed by the NY Times calorie-shaming analysis of data around 5000 detailed orders, I delved into the full nutritional content.

Simple WAR Calculator

R shiny code you can use to evaluate the Wins Above Replacement of a hitter or pitcher given his performance in key aspects of the game.

Music

Bassplayer.

Fantasy Baseball

scrape projections and send them through your league’s scoring system, generating pre-draft values and so on.

BBBlogs

Collected blogs