What are the real odds of being killed by lightning, if you are outside in a field during a storm (i.e. factoring OUT all the people smart enough to stay inside)? [more inside]
posted by Jim Biancolo on Jul 17, 2009 - 19 answers

What's the correct analysis of the frequency of repeat Super Bowl winners? [more inside]
posted by glenngulia on Jul 3, 2009 - 22 answers

Looking for resources regarding math in sports. [more inside]
posted by reenum on Mar 17, 2009 - 12 answers

For the purposes of fantasy football, is the performance of a defense/special teams harder to predict than the performance of, say, a wide receiver? [more inside]
posted by stuart_s on Oct 25, 2008 - 5 answers

How many points per game or per x minutes does the average NBA player score? [more inside]
posted by pablocham on Jul 11, 2007 - 11 answers

Where can I find quick, reliable everyday probability/statistical information on the net? [more inside]
posted by drkrdglo on Jun 7, 2007 - 3 answers

I need a little help figuring out the odds of a baseball pool scenario actually occurring. (And correctly constructing this question, it looks like). [more inside]
posted by nevercalm on Sep 7, 2006 - 18 answers

How do professional sports commentators keep track of statistics? I imagine they have at least one person during games to crank out some stats for them, and there are probably statisticians for sports reporting shows, but how do they store and recall all this stuff? [more inside]
posted by attercoppe on May 14, 2005 - 12 answers