By the end of the module, students should no longer see statistics as objective facts. They should begin seeing them as measurements with assumptions, each with strengths, weaknesses, and blind spots.
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Learning Objectives
By the end of this module, you will be able to:
- Understand where MMA data comes from and how these data sources differ.
- Identify the key MMA statistics and what they measure.
- Understand how to use various MMA statistics to predict the outcomes of fights.
Module Map
This module contains the following progressive lessons.
- Lesson 1: Where Does MMA Data Come From?
- Introduces the key data sources where you can find MMA data.
- Lesson 2: What Does this MMA Stat Actually Measure?
- A deep dive into common MMA statistics and how to interpret and use them in predicting the outcomes of fights.
- Lesson 3: Differentiating the Signal from the Noise
- Explores which metrics are useful when it comes to predicting the outcome of MMA fights.
- Lesson 4: What MMA Statistics Don't Tell You
- Explores a set of measures that you don't typically see and how you might use them in your analysis.
- Lesson 5: Building a Fighter Profile
- In this lesson, you'll learn how to build a fighter profile with all that you've learned across the two MMA-focused modules.
Key Takeaways
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