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Fantasy Football Analytics
Preface
This is a book in progress—it is incomplete. I will continue to add to and update it as I am able.
How to Contribute
This is an open-access textbook. My goal is to share data analysis strategies for free! Anyone is welcome to contribute to the project. If you would like to contribute, please consider one of the following:
- open an issue or create a pull request on the book’s GitHub repository.
- buy me a coffee—Support me in developing this (free!) resource for fantasy football analytics… Even a cup of coffee helps me stay awake!
The GitHub repository for the book is located here: https://github.com/isaactpetersen/Fantasy-Football-Analytics-Textbook. If you have data or analysis examples that are you willing to share and include in the book, feel free to contact me.
Open Access
This is an open-access book. This means that it is freely available for anyone to access.
License
The online version of this book is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License. In short, you can use my work as long as you cite it.
Citation
The APA-style citation for the book is:
Petersen, I. T. (2024). Fantasy football analytics. Version 0.0.1. University of Iowa Libraries. https://github.com/isaactpetersen/Fantasy-Football-Analytics-Textbook. [INSERT DOI LINK]
The BibTeX citation for the book is:
@book{petersenFantasyFootballAnalytics,
title = {Fantasy football analytics},
author = {Petersen, Isaac T.},
year = {2024},
publisher = {{University of Iowa Libraries}},
note = {Version 0.0.1},
doi = {INSERT},
isbn = {INSERT},
url = {https://github.com/isaactpetersen/Fantasy-Football-Analytics-Textbook}
}
Accessibility
I strive to follow principles of accessibility (archived at https://perma.cc/8XJ9-Q6QJ) to make the book content accessible to people with visual impairments and physical disabilities. If there are additional ways I can make the content more accessible, please let me know.
Acknowledgments
I thank Dr. Benjamin Motz, who provided consultation and many helpful resources based on his fantasy football statistics class. I also thank key members of FantasyFootballAnalytics.net, including Val Pinskiy, Andrew Tungate, Dennis Andersen, and Adam Peterson, who helped develop and provide fantasy football-related resources and who helped sharpen my thinking about the topic. I also thank Professor Patrick Carroll, who taught me the value of statistics for answering important questions.