tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1960021603416903660.post1956830854608030318..comments2023-03-29T07:54:29.736-07:00Comments on tomzanian: Don’t Give Me That Award! Don’t Fire Me! That Streak Was Just Random!TKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06824860642214919941noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1960021603416903660.post-91963930393639065762012-06-23T03:39:41.484-07:002012-06-23T03:39:41.484-07:00Tommy this is incredible stuff. Correct me if I...Tommy this is incredible stuff. Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't it commonly said that Spurs are quite inconsistent? I love when data verifies conventional wisdom, though as you said for the most part streaks get a lot of attention even though they are random. Anyway, I'm sure you can publish this somewhere.<br /><br />Another fascinating bit (quite tedious but no more complex than what you've already done)to measure whether or not a streak was notably "good" or "bad" would be to calculate what the likelihood of a particular streak was at the time it started. Eg, looking at a team's previous 50 games (going back to past seasons), what is the probability that the team will go on a 14 game Win+Draw streak? Man City's streak may be unremarkable for 2011-12, but at the time it started it may have had a low probability of happening.kabcityhttp://www.kabcity.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com