
Data Journalism
Our Data Journalism team aims to write short articles each quarter that are driven by data science and statistics. Through meaningful visualizations and analysis, these pieces take a quick dive into contemporary sports topics. We look into all sports, from gymnastics and horse racing to the NFL and NBA.



- Dec 17, 2020
- 15 min
Are Role Players the Foundation of NBA Team Success?
By: Terrence Liu and Oscar O’Brien
90 views


- Dec 17, 2020
- 9 min
Is Defensive Rating a Good Measure of Actual Defensive Ability?
By: Brian Suk
72 views


- Dec 14, 2020
- 21 min
Defensive Dimensions: Analyzing Defensive Impact Through a Visual Lens
By: Ian Geertsen
86 views

- Sep 20, 2020
- 30 min
Man vs Machine: Human and Analytical Evaluations of NBA Greats
By: Ian Geertsen
340 views

- Mar 31, 2020
- 7 min
The Team With the Best Clutch Gene
By: Wilson Yu, Jaden Nguyen, and Pieter van Tol
60 views




- Jan 14, 2019
- 5 min
Constructing My All-Time NBA Lineup Through K-Means Clustering, Part 2
By: Nikhil Sharma
35 views

- Dec 5, 2018
- 8 min
Russell Westbrook: Point Guard or Shooting Guard?
By: Jack Ma and Nikhil Sharma
27 views

- Nov 29, 2018
- 11 min
Constructing My All-Time NBA Lineup Through K-Means Clustering
By: Nikhil Sharma
16 views

- May 22, 2018
- 10 min
Does Defense Really Win Championships? An In-Depth Analysis of the NBA Playoffs
By: Don Vu
16 views
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