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Ed Wheatcroft

@edwheatcroft1

Post doctoral researcher in statistics at LSE. Interested in probabilistic forecasting, sports statistics and ecological statistics.

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calendar_today11-04-2017 08:49:07

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Cromwell’s Rule forbids assigning a probability of zero to anything that is not a mathematical impossibility, but what is a physicist to believe when, with only 41 seconds remain in the game, the team trailing by 21 points throws an incomplete pass on fourth down?

Cromwell’s Rule forbids assigning a probability of zero to anything that is not a mathematical impossibility, but what is a physicist to believe when, with only 41 seconds remain in the game, the team trailing by 21 points throws an incomplete pass on fourth down?
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Home-win #Probability #Forecast: #NFL Week 1 Favorite Unclear in 4 games, #CLEvsCAR Called Closest. One Lone Wolf game #GBvsMIN Forecaster's probability high on Indianapolis Colts in #INDvsHOU; insight or week 1 over-confidence again? Model Inadequacy flag on Elo #DENvsSEA, a silly input?

Home-win #Probability #Forecast: #NFL Week 1
Favorite Unclear in 4 games, #CLEvsCAR  Called Closest. 
One Lone Wolf game #GBvsMIN
Forecaster's probability high on <a href="/Colts/">Indianapolis Colts</a> in #INDvsHOU; insight or week 1 over-confidence again?
Model Inadequacy flag on Elo #DENvsSEA, a silly input?
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Home-win #Probability #Forecasts for #NFL Week 2 #LACvsKC tonight & each forecaster on our list favors the Kansas City Chiefs over Los Angeles Chargers in #ChiefsvsChargers. What does the alignment in these probabilistic predictions really tell us? #statistics #maths #DataAnalytics #DataScientists

Home-win #Probability #Forecasts for #NFL Week 2
#LACvsKC tonight &amp; each forecaster on our list favors the <a href="/Chiefs/">Kansas City Chiefs</a>  over <a href="/chargers/">Los Angeles Chargers</a> in #ChiefsvsChargers. 
What does the alignment in these probabilistic predictions really tell us? 
#statistics #maths #DataAnalytics #DataScientists
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Home-win #Probability #Forecasts for #NFL Week 3. #LVvsTEN called closest game. Four Lonewolf games including cynthia frelund in #GBvsTB , she remains significantly ahead of all others even though noone lost points on #TNF and most reduced the gap.

Home-win #Probability #Forecasts for #NFL Week 3.
#LVvsTEN called closest game.
Four Lonewolf games including <a href="/cfrelund/">cynthia frelund</a> in #GBvsTB , she remains significantly ahead of all others even though noone lost points on #TNF and most reduced the gap.
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While I adore physics based violations of Cromwell’s Rule (“Never say zero probability in life.”), this claim suggests you review your scorigami model: Hou TD for 7 pts: 20 - 6 JAX FG for 3 pts: 20 - 9 JAX kickoff muffed, -> Saftey: 20 - 11. >3 min; small, nonzero prob.

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Predicting the Predictors: Will be interesting to see the probability forecasts of those near the top of the 538 leaderboard tonight for #NFL #WASvsCHI game. I’m forecasting 50% & predict Ross will be near me with Shawn farther & Mark farther still. Why? (538 use a proper score)

Predicting the Predictors:
Will be interesting to see the probability forecasts of those near the top of the 538 leaderboard tonight for #NFL #WASvsCHI game.
I’m forecasting 50% &amp; predict Ross will be near me with Shawn farther &amp; Mark farther still.
Why? (538 use a proper score)
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Home-Win #Probability #Forecasts for 2022 #NFL Week 7 cynthia frelund lone wolf in #NYGvsJAX , now “Called Closest” Strong agreement on Tampa Bay Buccaneers as last week, how does this inform #TBvsCAR? Why did I move to 0.49 in #NYJvsDEN given my true belief is 0.50 and IGN a proper score?

Home-Win #Probability #Forecasts for 2022 #NFL Week 7

<a href="/cfrelund/">cynthia frelund</a> lone wolf in #NYGvsJAX , now “Called Closest”
Strong agreement on <a href="/Buccaneers/">Tampa Bay Buccaneers</a> as last week, how does this inform #TBvsCAR?

Why did I move to 0.49 in #NYJvsDEN given my true belief is 0.50 and IGN a proper score?
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Home-Win #Probability #Forecast for Week 9 of the 2022 #NFL Season. #LVvsJAX called closest, while ESPN Stats & Info and cynthia frelund usually confident on #TENvsKC and #BUFvsNYJ respectively. All forecasters favour Buffalo Bills and Kansas City Chiefs with a geometric average near 80%.

Home-Win #Probability #Forecast for Week 9 of the 2022 #NFL Season. 
#LVvsJAX called closest, while <a href="/ESPNStatsInfo/">ESPN Stats & Info</a>  and <a href="/cfrelund/">cynthia frelund</a> usually confident on #TENvsKC and #BUFvsNYJ  respectively.
All forecasters favour <a href="/BuffaloBills/">Buffalo Bills</a> and <a href="/Chiefs/">Kansas City Chiefs</a> with a geometric average near 80%.
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Home-Win #Probably #Forecasts: 2022 #NFL Week 10 Only two games with agreed heavy favourites: #JAXvsKC and #WASvsPHI . cynthia frelund a lone wolf: Arizona Cardinals in #ARIvsLAR. ESPN Stats & Info model finally draws a purple light for pre-game model instability, not for its low score. Why?

Home-Win #Probably #Forecasts: 2022  #NFL Week 10
Only two games with agreed heavy favourites: #JAXvsKC and #WASvsPHI .
<a href="/cfrelund/">cynthia frelund</a> a lone wolf: <a href="/AZCardinals/">Arizona Cardinals</a> in #ARIvsLAR.
<a href="/ESPNStatsInfo/">ESPN Stats & Info</a> model finally draws a purple light for pre-game model instability, not for its low score. Why?
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Probability forecasts for Week 13 of the 2022 NFL Season. Six lone wolf forecasts is a record hi. Meteorologists (& other modellers) might find it useful to make regular sports related probability forecasts. Competing with 5 skilful forecasters every week has taught me a lot!

Probability forecasts for Week 13 of the 2022 <a href="/NFL/">NFL</a> Season. Six lone wolf forecasts is a record hi.

Meteorologists (&amp; other modellers) might find it useful to make regular sports related probability forecasts. Competing with 5 skilful forecasters every week has taught me a lot!
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New academic year. New #NFL season tonight. New Home-win Forecasting App. Working with #VT students to practice decision making and uncertainty guidance, as they feel the risk of forecasting the probability of a how-win for #Chiefs in #BALvKC @VTECE Ed Wheatcroft Sports Data Analytics Club

New academic year. New #NFL season tonight. New Home-win Forecasting App.
Working with  #VT students to practice decision making and uncertainty guidance,  as they feel the risk of forecasting the probability of a how-win for #Chiefs in #BALvKC
@VTECE <a href="/edwheatcroft1/">Ed Wheatcroft</a> <a href="/sdac_vt/">Sports Data Analytics Club</a>