Why On-Base Percentage is a Better Indicator of Future Performance than Batting Average: An Algebraic Proof
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DOI: 10.2202/1559-0410.1101
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- Vock David Michael & Vock Laura Frances Boehm, 2018. "Estimating the effect of plate discipline using a causal inference framework: an application of the G-computation algorithm," Journal of Quantitative Analysis in Sports, De Gruyter, vol. 14(2), pages 37-56, June.
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baseball; dips; hpbp; proof; batting average; obp; math; algebra; calculus;All these keywords.
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