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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
I guess the question is if the NHL has enough raw data to take advantage of the expertise the PhD level statistician brings to the table.
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I agree, but I also think there is more to this. It is one thing to properly collect and analyse data, but I would also expect that with professional training one also acquires requisite skills and expertise to cut through so much of the "noise" that is produced in these complicated sorts of models, and to accurately identify the right trends and averages that translate into meaningful information. In the end it is not just as simple as plotting coordinates on a chart or a graph.