(08-27-2017, 10:11 PM)Deusolis Wrote:I appreciate the detail in the analysis, but there's a reason extrapolation is frowned upon in statistics. The Wraiths acquired a 300 TPE LB with 5 games left in the season, and in those 5 games the exclusively played playoff teams (with the exception of the Liberty, who they beat). Do you think that sample is meaningful enough to draw real conclusions. This is obviously all for naught if Hackett leaves, but for comparing the teams as they are, I think the limitations with the data are relevant. I also don't think comparing matchups against common opponents is all that reliable just because of #AnyGivenSimday
I agree with you, extrapolation is not the best measurement for statistics, but unfortunately, it is really all we have.
We cannot use the full season, as really the last five weeks had a huge change on the LB position for Yellowknife. So that leaves 5 weeks, and all but one of those were played at home, whereas Philly had 3 on the road, which means that there's a lot more variables beyond the teams being played. Which is why when comparing teams it's tricky to do with very little controls in 5 weeks of games.
Plus, power rankings are designed to be click-bait controversial.
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