Now we are getting to the business end of the tournament, here are the Euro 2020 Round of 16 model predictions.
Euro 2020 – End of the Group Stage
Posted onWith the end of the group stage of Euro 2020 it is time to check on how the model is doing, and look at the updated new probabilities for who will win the tournament.
Euro 2020 – Round 2 Predictions
Posted onRound 2 of Euro 2020 gets underway today, my previous post showed that my prediction model is doing pretty well, so here are the latest predictions.
Euro 2020 – Round 1 Results & Validation Methodology
Posted onWith the first round of fixtures complete we can have a first peak of how well our model is doing.
Euro 2020 – Round 1 Predictions
Posted onHere are the predictions using my ML model for Round 1 of Euro 2020.
Euro 2020 Predictions
Posted onIt’s football tournament time, which means it’s football tournament prediction time.
What is Sean Connery’s Best Film?
Posted onIn honour of the great, Sir Sean Connery, I thought it would be fun to determine his best film through a film “knockout” competition.
COVID-19 and Virtual Quizzes
Posted onIt is pretty easy to tell what the UK has been upto during the coronavirus lockdown, virtual pub quizzes! Obviously the scale of the two units, Google search hits (as a fraction of the most hits) and COVID-19 are very different. So I’ve taken a simple Z-transform to plot the data on the same scale.
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The Impact of Form in Fantasy Football
Posted onI am a keen player of Fantasy Football. Not only is the game huge fun (and very addictive) it also provides an excellent opportunity to play around with a whole host of mathematics. I posted a controversial thread on Twitter which has been reasonably popular (100k views, 90 retweets, 225 likes, 110 comments on Reddit
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Not Pi Day, Feigenbaum Delta Day
Posted onToday everyone celebrates being confused why the 14th March (14/3) is celebrated as Pi Day. Instead let us celebrate what it should really be: Feigenbaum Delta Day.