This project is to determine who is the greatest of all time! Well, sort of (please include a picture of a chart). We will look at the NFL
quarterbacks from 2000 – 2011 and attempt to determine who was the best and worst over this time
period.
In the Doc Sharing area, you will find:
• Advanced NFL Stats Glossary – This provides some definitions on the statistics we will use, from
http://www.advancednflstats.com/ .
• NFL QB Data – an Excel file containing the NFL quarterback statistics.
Your job in this project is to answer the simple questions:
• Which quarterback had the best single season during this period?
• Which quarterback had the worst single season?
When answering these questions, please use the WP statistic to determine a quarterback’s performance.
Also, please justify how you determine the best performance for each year. Remember that defenses,
weather, rules, number of QBs considered, etc., change each year. Please look at how, in the book,
section 9.3, they compare baseball batting averages over time using the z-score.
Grading Rubric:
Chart Calculation accuracy, 15%, Justification of best each year 20%
Determination of new metric 15%, Calculation accuracy, 15%, Justification of best each year 15%
Overall clarity and explanations of the analysis and conclusions, 20%
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