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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
I really don't want to get dragged into the stats debate, but I just couldn't let this quote go because it is so fundamental...
There is a difference between cause and correlation, which I am certain you understand, but you have erred here nonetheless.
There is absolutely no evidence whatsoever that building your team to have a higher corsi will lead to success (that would be a causal relationship).
What seems clear from the evidence is that if you build a better team, your corsi will go up (a correlative relationship).
GMs should focus on building better teams, not improving corsi.
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I was waiting for you to chime in with exactly that point. Correlation is not causation.
Here's a timely article discussing just that. That yes, advanced stats are a very good predictor of future results and not simply describing what has recently happened.
http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/2013/10/...nalytics-teams
edit: wrong page