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JPAnalyst t1_j6fj559 wrote

What’s the R-squared without JJJ?

Great post BTW

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michaelGaryScarn009 OP t1_j6fimqx wrote

What

A well-researched Reddit post identified a statistical anomaly in the home vs away steals and rebounds for DPOY favorite Jaren Jackson Jr. (JJJ). (link)

Why

It's several things I like (basketball, variance, Reddit, etc) wrapped up in an opportunity to make a data viz.

Graph

- Per 36 min steals + blocks (stocks)

- Size of point = absolute difference of home and away average

Conclusion

Just looking at the viz, yea, this is exceptional behavior. Others have determined it's a sub 1% chance that this variation could be random. The NBA has clarified that an NBA representative, and not the local team, makes the official stat determinations. NBA media has reviewed the calls for JJJ, and has only found several questionable calls. But, we're just looking at data.

Data

- From NBA.com on 01-29-2023

- Top 50 players in per 36 min steals and blocks

-- Home and away

-- At least 8 games played for home and away

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AbueloOdin t1_j6htjvm wrote

John Jonah Jameson? Dude just wants pictures of Spider-Man.

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imadgalaxyx t1_j6ht4hm wrote

This is BS (Bad Statistics). This dotplot is very confusing to read. There are basketballs with different sizes, which is a good sign of bias. This should go on r/dataisugly. You’ll get more karma there.

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