If you are planning on attending the 2019 INFORMS Annual Meeting in Seattle, and want to learn how CANA is collaborating and sharing, then p

The worlds of analytics and statistical analysis in sport are increasingly merging.  This fact was celebrated by MinneAnalytics this past Fr

Over the past four years, a majority of the championship teams from the four major US sports were big users of analytics. So, to the casual observer, the answer must be yes. Now, we would like to prove the case analytically. In 2015, ESPN ranked all MLB, NFL, NBA, and NHL teams and divided the teams into five categories. The article was named “The Great Analytics Rankings.” The first category was “All In.” These teams used analytics to influence team performance at a high lev

The June 2016 INFORMS OR/MS Today contained two articles authored by CANA Advisor analysts. OR/MS Today is a bimonthly publication covering a broad range of operations research subjects. It has a readership of over ten thousand. Our very own Harrison Schramm’s article coauthored by Scott Nestler and covers the why understanding p-values is important. < Link to INFORMS Article > In addition CANA's Walt DeGrange was coauthored with Gary Cokins, Stephen Chambal and Russell Wal

Mix sports analytics, sunny weather, a beautiful campus, interested students, and great speakers and what do you get? The 2016 Carolina Sports Analytics Meeting (CSAM) of course! CANA Advisors, along with ESPN, Furman, and National Amateur Sports, sponsored this event. The plenary speakers were David Kaplan, Director of Analytics for the Charlotte Hornets, and Peter Keating, writer for ESPN the Magazine. Other speakers and attendees ranged from high school and college student

CANA Advisor's Walt DeGrange recently participated in the "Face of America Charity" bicycle event. We are proud to have sponsored Walt for this great cause. Here is his recap of his ride. I had the honor of participating in the Face of America charity bicycle ride this April. There are several reasons to participate in this type of event: to raise money and awareness for a good cause, to get out and ride your bike, and to see beautiful scenery. This ride had all of those

CANA is proud to announce that Walt DeGrange, one of its Principal Operations Research Analysts, was just elected as the President of the INFORMS Sports Analytics Society. Learn more about INFORMS here. #informs #sports #analysis #analytics #WaltDeGrange