Devils731 Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 I don't get it. This person (the author) is saying things like: "So the correlation of 08/09 Corsi QualComp to 09/10 5v5 save percentage score is a touch stronger, r=-.09." and we're supposed to listen to him? Has he ever taken a statistics class, even? I'm not sure I understand you're problem with his statement. He's saying that there isn't much correlation to begin with, but that the negative correlation got a little stronger when comparing 2 seasons, as opposed to just one. Guys that face tough competition and do well tend to face tougher competition the next season, which hurts their on ice save percentage, but it's such a negligible effect that it should effectively be ignored, is how I read it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohms law Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 (I'm getting crap for being passive-agressive in the other thread, so here's a non-PA reply:) Dude, a +/- 9% "correlation" is not a correlation at all. Stating that one correlation is better than another, when both are under 80% to begin with, is just ignorant. I got a laugh over the author's scatter plot analysis as well. If this is the kind of analysis that is being listened to around here... well, there goes a bunch of respect out of the window. That article was just stupid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triumph Posted January 5, 2012 Author Share Posted January 5, 2012 (I'm getting crap for being passive-agressive in the other thread, so here's a non-PA reply:) Dude, a +/- 9% "correlation" is not a correlation at all. Stating that one correlation is better than another, when both are under 80% to begin with, is just ignorant. I got a laugh over the author's scatter plot analysis as well. If this is the kind of analysis that is being listened to around here... well, there goes a bunch of respect out of the window. That article was just stupid. I can assure you the author knows exactly what he's talking about. Feel free to write a competing article about whether defensemen can affect save percentage on - I'd actually be really interested to read that, it would change the way I and a lot of other people are thinking about hockey these days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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