NBA1011.csv

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These data were collected from http://www.basketball-reference.com by Joe Futoma and Ken McAlinn (Duke Stat Sci PhD students) as part of the Data Expeditions project sponsored by iiD.

This data frame contains the following variables (columns). Note that offensive stats are marked as (o) and defensive stats are maked as (d).

  • team - team name
  • opponent - opposing team name
  • date - data, yyyymmdd
  • home - home or away, 0 - away game, 1 - home game
  • win - win/loss, 0 - loss, 1 - win
  • MP - minutes played per game
  • FG - field goals (o)
  • FGA - field goal attemps (o)
  • FG_perc - field goal % (o)
  • 3P - three-points (o)
  • 3PA - three-point attempts (o)
  • 3P_perc - three-point % (o)
  • FT - free throws (o)
  • FTA - free throw attempts (o)
  • FT_perc - free throw % (o)
  • ORB - offensive rebounds (o)
  • DRB - defensive rebounds (d)
  • TRB - total rebounds
  • AST - assists (o)
  • STL - steals (d)
  • BLK - blocks (d)
  • TOV - turnovers (d)
  • PF - personal fouls (d)
  • PTS - points

You can find detailed information on what these statistics mean on the web. One useful website is http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basketball_statistics

Reference: “Basketball Reference.” basketball-reference.com.

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