Incorporating fuzzy logic-based models into sports prediction has generated significant interest due to the intricate nature of athletic events and the many factors influencing their outcomes. This study evaluates the effectiveness of fuzzy logic-based models in predicting sports event outcomes using a hybrid CRITIC-VIKOR approach. The objective is to improve the accuracy and reliability of sports predictions by addressing the complexity and uncertainty inherent in sports data. The study utilizes a comprehensive dataset comprising historical data on team performance, player statistics, and other relevant factors influencing sports outcomes. The CRITIC method determines each criterion’s importance, while the VIKOR method ranks the predictive models to identify the optimal choice. Key findings indicate that the proposed hybrid approach significantly enhances the precision of predictions compared to traditional methods. The best-performing model identified through this approach provides reliable decision support for sports analysts, coaches, and managers. The study recommends incorporating this integrated model into sports analytics for better team management and sports betting decision-making.

The market segments include:Component: Solution and ServiceDeployment: Cloud and On-PremiseSport: Football, Cricket, Baseball, Rugby, and OthersType: On-Field and Off-FieldApplication: Team Performance Analysis, Video Analysis, Health Assessment, Data Interpretation & Analysis, Fan Engagement & Digital Experience Analysis, and Others Recent developments include: April 2023: The debut of dentsu Sports Analytics, a new worldwide service that combines the greatest research, data, and analytics capabilities of MKTG Sports + Entertainment (MKTG), Sponsorship Research International (SRi), and dentsu's Merkle, was announced by Dentsu Sports International., March 2023: Alteryx, Inc., the provider of the Analytics Cloud Platform, today unveiled Alteryx Fanalytics, a brand-new initiative exhibiting analytic applications and insights across the world's most popular sports. Fanalytics provides examples of how data may influence decisions in professional sports, from athletes using analytics to enhance their performance to fans discovering information about their favourite teams.. Key drivers for this market are: Increasing use of data-driven decision-making across all levels of sports. Potential restraints include: High cost of implementing sports analytics technologies. Notable trends are: Advances in wearable technology.

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Context

Most publicly available football (soccer) statistics are limited to aggregated data such as Goals, Shots, Fouls, Cards. When assessing performance or building predictive models, this simple aggregation, without any context, can be misleading. For example, a team that produced 10 shots on target from long range has a lower chance of scoring than a club that produced the same amount of shots from inside the box. However, metrics derived from this simple count of shots will similarly asses the two teams.

A football game generates much more events and it is very important and interesting to take into account the context in which those events were generated. This dataset should keep sports analytics enthusiasts awake for long hours as the number of questions that can be asked is huge.

Content

This dataset is a result of a very tiresome effort of webscraping and integrating different data sources. The central element is the text commentary. All the events were derived by reverse engineering the text commentary, using regex. Using this, I was able to derive 11 types of events, as well as the main player and secondary player involved in those events and many other statistics. In case I've missed extracting some useful information, you are gladly invited to do so and share your findings. The dataset provides a granular view of 9,074 games, totaling 941,009 events from the biggest 5 European football (soccer) leagues: England, Spain, Germany, Italy, France from 2011/2012 season to 2016/2017 season as of 25.01.2017. There are games that have been played during these seasons for which I could not collect detailed data. Overall, over 90% of the played games during these seasons have event data.

The dataset is organized in 3 files:

• events.csv contains event data about each game. Text commentary was scraped from: bbc.com, espn.com and onefootball.com
• ginf.csv - contains metadata and market odds about each game. odds were collected from oddsportal.com
• dictionary.txt contains a dictionary with the textual description of each categorical variable coded with integers

Past Research

I have used this data to:

• create predictive models for football games in order to bet on football outcomes.
• make visualizations about upcoming games
• build expected goals models and compare players

Inspiration

There are tons of interesting questions a sports enthusiast can answer with this dataset. For example:

• What is the value of a shot? Or what is the probability of a shot being a goal given it's location, shooter, league, assist method, gamestate, number of players on the pitch, time - known as expected goals (xG) models
• When are teams more likely to score?
• Which teams are the best or sloppiest at holding the lead?
• Which teams or players make the best use of set pieces?
• In which leagues is the referee more likely to give a card?
• How do players compare when they shoot with their week foot versus strong foot? Or which players are ambidextrous?
• Identify different styles of plays (shooting from long range vs shooting from the box, crossing the ball vs passing the ball, use of headers)
• Which teams have a bias for attacking on a particular flank?

And many many more...

The data set contains survey data on the status quo of research data management within the German-speaking sports science community. The survey was conducted as an online survey in the period from August 16^th to September 30^th, 2023.

The VR in Sports market has emerged as a revolutionary force, reshaping how athletes train, coaches strategize, and fans experience sporting events. This technology is being integrated into various facets of sports, from training simulations that allow athletes to practice in virtual environments without the physica

The mechanistic foundations of performance trade-offs are clear: because body size and shape constrains movement, and muscles vary in strength and fibre type, certain physical traits should act in opposition with others (e.g. sprint versus endurance). Yet performance trade-offs are rarely detected, and traits are often positively correlated. A potential resolution to this conundrum is that within-individual performance trade-offs can be masked by among-individual variation in 'quality'. Although there is a current debate on how to unambiguously define and account for quality, no previous studies have partitioned trait correlations at the within- and among-individual levels. Here, we evaluate performance trade-offs among and within 1369 elite athletes that performed in a total of 6418 combined-events competitions (decathlon and heptathlon). Controlling for age, experience and wind conditions, we detected strong trade-offs between groups of functionally similar events (throwing versus jumping versus running) occurring at the among-individual level. We further modelled individual (co)variation in age-related plasticity of performance and found previously unseen trade-offs in throwing versus running performance that manifest through ageing. Our results verify that human performance is limited by fundamental genetic, environmental and ageing constraints that preclude the simultaneous improvement of performance in multiple dimensions. Identifying these constraints is fundamental to understanding performance trade-offs and predicting the ageing of motor function.

Introduction

The World Athletics, previously known as the International Amateur Athletic Federation and is the international governing organization for the sport of athletics covering from track and field and several running modalities (road, race walking, ultra, mountain running, etc). One of the World Atthletics tasks is to organize and publish a global ranking system to compare multiple athletes performances across a range of sports categories. By applying standardised compilation methods (under specific rules), it is therefore possible to evaluate the comparative quality of the participating fields at competitions of the same type and to produce competition performance rankings. The rankings are designed to recognize and celebrate the achievements of athletes participating in marathon events worldwide. The list takes into account various factors such as race results, timing, and the competitive level of the event.

In this analysis we will focus on the World Athletics Marathon ranking list from 2019 until June 2023. Our goal is to evaluate the outstanding performances of the best marathon runners in the world. It is important to notice that this analysis will be limited to the listed athletes's performances acrosss different races and events recognized by the World Athletics organization. Many answers we will attempt to answer, such as the top countries that displays on the top 100 marathon runners, the countries evolution (based on the nationalities) on ranking from 2019-2023 (is Kenya really the country with the most top runners in the world ?), the age distribution for male and women and curiosities such the performance of Eliud Kipchoge (the fastest marathon runner in the world), the Brazilian performances and even for how long the athletes can keep his name in the ranking list.

Motivation

My name is Marcel Caraciolo, and currently doing a Data Science Specialization at the Cesar School, a famous technology university at Recife, Pernambuco Brazil. This project is part of the evaluation of a discipline named 'Data Visualization' ministered by the professor Eronides Neto. The initial reason is to apply data exploratory and visualization techniques on in sports analytics, and since I am marathon enthusiast and a passioned runner, I would like to understand the athetes profiles of the best marathoners in the world. This analyis could be useful for anyone interested to get a current data snapshot of the marathon performances and furthermore as basis for enthusiasts and journalists interested in data sports analytics.

Datasets

For this study, I had to scrape the website of World of Athletics, the organization that provides the marathon ranking lists. The data in original form can be found here. The parsed data can be found here at Kaggle webpage.

• World Athletics Marathon Performance Ranking list 2019-2023

Parsing and preparing the data provided was a little challenging, wince I needed to loop over all the marathon ranking lists organized by month-date and sex. For each ranking list I also had to loop over all the pages since the ranking was split into a table of 50 rows per page. All the data result files of the World Athletics ranking list over the past 4 years (January 2019 - June 2023) is saved as comma-separated text files. After a second analysis at the ranking lists I could also find some stats about the races considered to compute the ranking score. I could extract the race description, the date of the event and the race type (marathon (42km) or half-marathon (21km)).

The data scraping notebook can be found following this link:

Data Dictionary

Data Dictionary for worldathletics/RANKINGDATE_SEX_WORLDATHLETICS_MARATHON_RANKINGS.csv

rank,competitor,dob,nat,score,events,competitor_id,sex,rank_date

Basketball Player Analysis - 2023/2024 Season

Introduction

This dataset provides a comprehensive overview of basketball players' performance during the 2023/2024 season. The following analysis highlights intriguing insights into individual statistics and players' impact on the games.

Data Used

• Source: Basketball Reference
• Key Variables:
  • Player Name
  • Points per Game
  • Assists
  • Rebounds
  • Other relevant statistics

Key Insights

1. Points per Game:

   • Average points of top players.
   • Distribution graph of scoring.

2. Assists and Rebounds:

   • Relationship between assists and rebounds.
   • Emphasis on versatile players.

3. Efficiency:

   • Shooting efficiency analysis.
   • Players with the best performance in crucial moments.

Code

Link to the code snippet on my GitHub: etl_nba_data

Feel free to explore the detailed code for extracting insights from the dataset.

Enjoy the read!

SUMMARYThis analysis, designed and executed by Ribble Rivers Trust, identifies areas across England with the greatest levels of obesity, inactivity and inactivity/obesity-related illnesses. Please read the below information to gain a full understanding of what the data shows and how it should be interpreted.The analysis incorporates data relating to the following:Obesity/inactivity-related illnesses (asthma, cancer, chronic kidney disease, coronary heart disease, depression, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, stroke and transient ischaemic attack)Excess weight in children and obesity in adults (combined)Inactivity in children and adults (combined)The analysis was designed with the intention that this dataset could be used to identify locations where investment could encourage greater levels of activity. In particular, it is hoped the dataset will be used to identify locations where the creation or improvement of accessible green/blue spaces and public engagement programmes could encourage greater levels of outdoor activity within the target population, and reduce the health issues associated with obesity and inactivity.ANALYSIS METHODOLOGY1. Obesity/inactivity-related illnessesThe analysis was carried out using Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) data, derived from NHS Digital, relating to:- Asthma (in persons of all ages)- Cancer (in persons of all ages)- Chronic kidney disease (in adults aged 18+)- Coronary heart disease (in persons of all ages)- Depression (in adults aged 18+)- Diabetes mellitus (in persons aged 17+)- Hypertension (in persons of all ages)- Stroke and transient ischaemic attack (in persons of all ages)This information was recorded at the GP practice level. However, GP catchment areas are not mutually exclusive: they overlap, with some areas covered by 30+ GP practices. Therefore, to increase the clarity and usability of the data, the GP-level statistics were converted into statistics based on Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA) census boundaries.For each of the above illnesses, the percentage of each MSOA’s population with that illness was estimated. This was achieved by calculating a weighted average based on:The percentage of the MSOA area that was covered by each GP practice’s catchment areaOf the GPs that covered part of that MSOA: the percentage of patients registered with each GP that have that illness The estimated percentage of each MSOA’s population with each illness was then combined with Office for National Statistics Mid-Year Population Estimates (2019) data for MSOAs, to estimate the number of people in each MSOA with each illness, within the relevant age range.For each illness, each MSOA was assigned a relative score between 1 and 0 (1 = worst, 0 = best) based on:A) the PERCENTAGE of the population within that MSOA who are estimated to have that illnessB) the NUMBER of people within that MSOA who are estimated to have that illnessAn average of scores A & B was taken, and converted to a relative score between 1 and 0 (1= worst, 0 = best). The closer to 1 the score, the greater both the number and percentage of the population in the MSOA predicted to have that illness, compared to other MSOAs. In other words, those are areas where a large number of people are predicted to suffer from an illness, and where those people make up a large percentage of the population, indicating there is a real issue with that illness within the population and the investment of resources to address that issue could have the greatest benefits.The scores for each of the 8 illnesses were added together then converted to a relative score between 1 – 0 (1 = worst, 0 = best), to give an overall score for each MSOA: a score close to 1 would indicate that an area has high predicted levels of all obesity/inactivity-related illnesses, and these are areas where the local population could benefit the most from interventions to address those illnesses. A score close to 0 would indicate very low predicted levels of obesity/inactivity-related illnesses and therefore interventions might not be required.2. Excess weight in children and obesity in adults (combined)For each MSOA, the number and percentage of children in Reception and Year 6 with excess weight was combined with population data (up to age 17) to estimate the total number of children with excess weight.The first part of the analysis detailed in section 1 was used to estimate the number of adults with obesity in each MSOA, based on GP-level statistics.The percentage of each MSOA’s adult population (aged 18+) with obesity was estimated, using GP-level data (see section 1 above). This was achieved by calculating a weighted average based on:The percentage of the MSOA area that was covered by each GP practice’s catchment areaOf the GPs that covered part of that MSOA: the percentage of adult patients registered with each GP that are obeseThe estimated percentage of each MSOA’s adult population with obesity was then combined with Office for National Statistics Mid-Year Population Estimates (2019) data for MSOAs, to estimate the number of adults in each MSOA with obesity.The estimated number of children with excess weight and adults with obesity were combined with population data, to give the total number and percentage of the population with excess weight.Each MSOA was assigned a relative score between 1 and 0 (1 = worst, 0 = best) based on:A) the PERCENTAGE of the population within that MSOA who are estimated to have excess weight/obesityB) the NUMBER of people within that MSOA who are estimated to have excess weight/obesityAn average of scores A & B was taken, and converted to a relative score between 1 and 0 (1= worst, 0 = best). The closer to 1 the score, the greater both the number and percentage of the population in the MSOA predicted to have excess weight/obesity, compared to other MSOAs. In other words, those are areas where a large number of people are predicted to suffer from excess weight/obesity, and where those people make up a large percentage of the population, indicating there is a real issue with that excess weight/obesity within the population and the investment of resources to address that issue could have the greatest benefits.3. Inactivity in children and adultsFor each administrative district, the number of children and adults who are inactive was combined with population data to estimate the total number and percentage of the population that are inactive.Each district was assigned a relative score between 1 and 0 (1 = worst, 0 = best) based on:A) the PERCENTAGE of the population within that district who are estimated to be inactiveB) the NUMBER of people within that district who are estimated to be inactiveAn average of scores A & B was taken, and converted to a relative score between 1 and 0 (1= worst, 0 = best). The closer to 1 the score, the greater both the number and percentage of the population in the district predicted to be inactive, compared to other districts. In other words, those are areas where a large number of people are predicted to be inactive, and where those people make up a large percentage of the population, indicating there is a real issue with that inactivity within the population and the investment of resources to address that issue could have the greatest benefits.Summary datasetAn average of the scores calculated in sections 1-3 was taken, and converted to a relative score between 1 and 0 (1= worst, 0 = best). The closer the score to 1, the greater the number and percentage of people suffering from obesity, inactivity and associated illnesses. I.e. these are areas where there are a large number of people (both children and adults) who are obese, inactive and suffer from obesity/inactivity-related illnesses, and where those people make up a large percentage of the local population. These are the locations where interventions could have the greatest health and wellbeing benefits for the local population.LIMITATIONS1. For data recorded at the GP practice level, data for the financial year 1st April 2018 – 31st March 2019 was used in preference to data for the financial year 1st April 2019 – 31st March 2020, as the onset of the COVID19 pandemic during the latter year could have affected the reporting of medical statistics by GPs. However, for 53 GPs (out of 7670) that did not submit data in 2018/19, data from 2019/20 was used instead. Note also that some GPs (997 out of 7670) did not submit data in either year. This dataset should be viewed in conjunction with the ‘Levels of obesity, inactivity and associated illnesses: Summary (England). Areas with data missing’ dataset, to determine areas where data from 2019/20 was used, where one or more GPs did not submit data in either year, or where there were large discrepancies between the 2018/19 and 2019/20 data (differences in statistics that were > mean +/- 1 St.Dev.), which suggests erroneous data in one of those years (it was not feasible for this study to investigate this further), and thus where data should be interpreted with caution. Note also that there are some rural areas (with little or no population) that do not officially fall into any GP catchment area (although this will not affect the results of this analysis if there are no people living in those areas).2. Although all of the obesity/inactivity-related illnesses listed can be caused or exacerbated by inactivity and obesity, it was not possible to distinguish from the data the cause of the illnesses in patients: obesity and inactivity are highly unlikely to be the cause of all cases of each illness. By combining the data with data relating to levels of obesity and inactivity in adults and children, we can identify where obesity/inactivity could be a contributing factor, and where interventions to reduce obesity and increase activity could be most beneficial for the health of the local population.3. It was not feasible to incorporate ultra-fine-scale geographic distribution of

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The IPL (Indian Premier League) is one of the most popular and widely followed cricket leagues in the world. It features top cricket players from around the world playing for various franchise teams in India. The league is known for its high-scoring matches, intense rivalries, and innovative marketing strategies.

If you are a data enthusiast or a cricket fan, you will be excited to know that there is a dataset available on Kaggle that contains comprehensive information about the IPL matches played over the years. This dataset is a valuable resource for anyone interested in analyzing the performance of players and teams in the league.

The IPL dataset on Kaggle contains information on over 800 IPL matches played from 2008 to 2020. It includes details on the date, time, venue, teams, players, and various statistics such as runs scored, wickets taken, and more. The dataset also contains information on the individual performances of players and teams, as well as the overall performance of the league over the years.

The IPL dataset is a goldmine for data analysts and cricket enthusiasts alike. It provides a wealth of information that can be used to uncover insights about the league and its players. For example, you can use the dataset to analyze the performance of a particular player or team over the years, or to identify trends in the league such as changes in team strategies or the emergence of new players.

If you are new to data analysis, the IPL dataset is a great place to start. You can use it to learn how to use tools such as Excel or Power BI to create visualizations and gain insights from data. With the right skills and tools, you can use the IPL dataset to create interactive dashboards and reports that provide valuable insights into the world of cricket.

Overall, the IPL dataset on Kaggle is an excellent resource for anyone interested in cricket or data analysis. It contains a wealth of information that can be used to analyze and gain insights into the performance of players and teams in one of the most exciting cricket leagues in the world.

This dataset contains points table and player Information. To view more data such as Match stats, Ball_by_ball data & Player innings data, Please visit the below links:

Match stats, Ball_by_ball data: https://www.kaggle.com/datasets/biswajitbrahmma/ipl-complete-dataset-2008-2022

Player innings data: https://www.kaggle.com/datasets/paritosh712/cricket-every-single-ipl-inning-20082022

Thanks to Biswajit Brahmma & Paritosh Anand for their dataset.

Intelligent Football Market Outlook

The intelligent football market size was estimated at USD 1.2 billion in 2023 and is projected to reach USD 4.5 billion by 2032, growing at a CAGR of 15.8% during the forecast period. This significant growth is driven by various factors, including the increasing adoption of advanced analytics, the integration of AI and IoT technologies, and the rising demand for data-driven decision-making in sports.

One of the primary growth drivers in the intelligent football market is the growing emphasis on player performance analysis. With professional teams worldwide increasingly relying on cutting-edge technologies to gain a competitive edge, the adoption of AI and machine learning algorithms to analyze player performance has become crucial. These technologies provide insights into various aspects such as player stamina, speed, and agility, allowing coaches to tailor training programs to individual needs, thus enhancing overall team performance.

Another key factor contributing to the market growth is the rising importance of injury prevention in football. The use of wearable devices and sensors embedded in sports gear helps in monitoring players' physical conditions in real-time. Advanced analytics can predict potential injuries by analyzing data trends, thereby preventing long-term damages and ensuring the players' longevity in the sport. This not only benefits the players but also helps teams maintain their best roster throughout the season.

Fan engagement has also emerged as a significant factor driving the growth of the intelligent football market. With the advent of social media and digital platforms, fans are more connected than ever. AI-driven solutions are being deployed to analyze fan behavior and preferences, providing personalized content and enhancing the overall fan experience. This engagement is crucial for teams and leagues to build a loyal fan base and generate additional revenue streams through merchandise sales, ticketing, and digital content.

The evolution of Football Sportswear has significantly contributed to the advancements in the intelligent football market. Modern sportswear is not just about aesthetics; it incorporates cutting-edge technology to enhance player performance and safety. From moisture-wicking fabrics to smart textiles embedded with sensors, football sportswear is designed to optimize comfort and functionality. These innovations help in regulating body temperature, reducing the risk of injuries, and improving agility on the field. As teams and players demand more from their gear, manufacturers are constantly pushing the boundaries of technology to deliver sportswear that meets the rigorous demands of professional football.

Regionally, North America is expected to hold the largest market share in the intelligent football market, followed by Europe and Asia Pacific. The advanced infrastructure, high investment in sports technology, and early adoption of innovative solutions contribute to the region's dominance. Europe, with its rich football heritage and strong league systems, is also a significant market. Meanwhile, Asia Pacific is witnessing rapid growth due to increasing investments in sports infrastructure and the rising popularity of football in countries like China and India.

Component Analysis

The intelligent football market, segmented by component, includes software, hardware, and services. The software segment is anticipated to dominate the market throughout the forecast period. In recent years, software solutions have undergone significant advancements, providing complex algorithms for data analysis, performance metrics, and real-time decision-making. These software applications are crucial for teams looking to leverage data for strategic advantages, covering everything from game strategy to fan engagement.

Hardware components, including wearable devices, sensors, and tracking systems, are also vital segments in the intelligent football market. These devices play a critical role in capturing real-time data, which is then analyzed by the software. The integration of IoT technology into football gear enables continuous monitoring of playersÂ’ physical conditions, providing valuable insights for injury prevention and performance enhancement. The innovation in hardware technology, such as lightweight and more durable materials, also contributes to the segment's growth.

Regard

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