Spoofology or sound science...the differences are in the numbers

We’ve been dealing here in recent weeks with the raison d’etre of statistical analysis in the GAA – taking a leaf from the book The Numbers Game by Chris Anderson and David Sally, as well as checking in with Rob Carroll of gaelicstats.com.

Spoofology or sound science...the differences are in the numbers

Today we’re having a look at how the GAA officially works out its own stats, and not surprisingly, we’re heading north to do so.

There’s a general feeling in the southern half of the country that the GAA in Ulster has been very proactive in terms of analysis and approach in recent years, and what the Ulster Council recently threw up on its website was equal parts illuminating and enviable.

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