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What are the job market trends you need to know? How have changes in the job market impacted the way people can and should find jobs? Since 2008, changes in the job market have been seen as a result of the recession. Job market trends are important to know so you can strategize for your own job hunt. Keep reading to better understand how the job market and job market trends since 2008.
What are the most important mass incarceration statistics? How do they demonstrate unequal treatment by race? Mass incarceration statistics are indicative of racially biased treatment. Blacks make up a disproportionate part of the prison population, as seen in incarceration statistics by race. Read on for mass incarceration statistics and their context.
What is mass incarceration? How is mass incarceration the new Jim Crow? Mass incarceration and race show a significant connection. Because of this, Michelle Alexander argues that mass incarceration is the new Jim Crow. Read more about mass incarceration, The New Jim Crow, and the mass incarceration of African Americans.
What is the anchoring and adjustment bias? How does it impact your decisions? The anchoring and adjustment bias takes something you know and adjusts it to estimate what you don’t know. The “bias” comes from the way that what you know skews your estimation. Read more about the anchoring and adjustment bias.
What is the availability heuristic and the availability heuristic bias? How does it affect decisions? The availability heuristic is the desire to compare an unknown to something known. This can create the availability bias where it skews thinking. Read on to understand the availability heuristic and the availability bias.
What is the DIPS baseball statistic? What does it have to do with Moneyball? The DIPS baseball statistic, or defense independent pitching statistic, is a statistical measurement developed by a paralegal named Voros McCracken. The DIPS baseball statistic offers a way to measure pitching more effectively, and it was adopted by Billy Beane and the Oakland A’s.
What is the runs created formula? How does the runs created formula work? The runs created formula is a mathematical equation developed to analyze the ability of a team to produce runs and wins. The formula’s creator, Bill James, argues that the most important measurement of predicting wins is not traditional statistics like batting average and RBI, but a new metric called the runs created formula, with a runs created calculator that helped them determine player value.
What are MLB sabermetrics? What are the steps to understanding sabermetrics and what kind of statistics are used? Understanding sabermetrics is complicated. Sabermetrics are a fairly new concept pioneered by Bill James. MLB sabermetrics were made famous by their adoption by Oakland A’s GM Billy Beane, and the book Moneyball that chronicled the A’s first season of using and understanding sabermetrics.