Async masterclass · 75 min · Available now · Modeling & Inference

Variational Inference in Sports

Variational inference, ADVI, PyMC

After this you can fit Bayesian models across a whole roster with variational inference and know when to go back to sampling.

MCMC gets slow when the roster gets big. Work through variational inference as the practical alternative: fit with ADVI, check where the approximation holds, and recognize when to go back to sampling.

Variational Inference in Sports
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Masterclass subscribers get every live session for a year and keep every session that is recorded. Everyone else can buy a recording on its own.

Who teaches it

Taught by someone who does this work.

Chris Fonnesbeck
Chris FonnesbeckPhD · Biostatistics, Vanderbilt. Former Phillies, Brewers, YankeesFormer: Philadelphia Phillies: Principal Quantitative Analyst · New York Yankees: Senior Quantitative Analyst · Milwaukee Brewers: Consultant

Builds Bayesian models in PyMC on baseball data.

What you get

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  • The full recording, 75 min
  • Yours to keep: watch it any time
What you will build

The thing you walk away with.

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Curriculum

What is covered, in order.

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Questions

The four that actually stop a purchase.

Is this too advanced, or too basic, for me?

Built for someone who already writes code in the session's language and wants the method, not the syntax. If the outcome line at the top reads like something you could use next week, it is pitched right. If it reads like a different job, start with the courses on /browse.

What exactly do I get, and for how long?

The full recording, yours to keep: buy once, watch any time. Masterclass subscribers get every live session for a year and keep every session that is recorded. Everyone else can buy a recording on its own.

Do I need to install anything?

No. The recording plays in the browser.

What if it is not for me?

Twenty minutes on a call before you buy costs nothing, and the call is the fastest way to tell. If you bought it and it is the wrong one for you, email michael@athlyticz.com and a person will answer.

Variational Inference in Sports

After this you can fit Bayesian models across a whole roster with variational inference and know when to go back to sampling.

Buy now
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