The hot hand, or Bayesian updating in basketball

Engagement, Probability, Statistics 1 Minute

In time for the NCAA basketball tournament, here’s a nice article about the myth of the “hot hand” in basketball: http://www.waterfromtheeyes.com/2012/07/the-hot-hand-or-bayesian-updating-in.html

For more details, see http://www.readcube.com/articles/10.1038%2Fncomms1580.

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Published by John Quintanilla

I'm a Professor of Mathematics and a University Distinguished Teaching Professor at the University of North Texas. For eight years, I was co-director of Teach North Texas, UNT's program for preparing secondary teachers of mathematics and science.

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