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Dr. Sean Elvidge

Associate Professor in Space Environment at the University of Birmingham, creating the next generation space weather forecast models. Included on Forbes 30 Under 30 list.

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Football, Mathematics

Euro 2020 – End of the Group Stage

With 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.

Sean
Sean
June 24, 2021June 25, 2021 · 2 mins read
Football, Mathematics

Euro 2020 – Round 1 Results & Validation Methodology

With the first round of fixtures complete we can have a first peak of how well our model is doing.

Sean
Sean
June 15, 2021 · 3 mins read
Football, Mathematics

Euro 2020 Predictions

It’s football tournament time, which means it’s football tournament prediction time.

Sean
Sean
June 7, 2021June 11, 2021 · 4 mins read
Football, Mathematics

The Impact of Form in Fantasy Football

I 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 […]

Sean
Sean
September 25, 2019June 29, 2020 · 6 mins read
Mathematics

Not Pi Day, Feigenbaum Delta Day

Today 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.

Sean
Sean
March 14, 2019June 28, 2020 · 3 mins read
Football, Mathematics

Pointless Scoring England Goalkeepers

The TV show “Pointless” is based around correctly guessing obscure answers to questions. Season 5, Episode 48 had a question about England goalkeepers.

Sean
Sean
February 26, 2019June 28, 2020 · 1 min read
Football, Mathematics

World Cup 2018 Quarter Final Update

My model now gives Brazil odds of >1/3 that they will win the World Cup.

Sean
Sean
July 5, 2018 · 2 mins read
Football, Mathematics

World Cup 2018 Round of 16 Update

With the end of the group stage of the World Cup we’ve lost half of the teams and it’s time to update our predictions.

Sean
Sean
June 29, 2018 · 2 mins read
Football, Mathematics

World Cup 2018 Group Stage Round 2 Update

Quick update on the World Cup model following the 2nd round of group fixtures.

Sean
Sean
June 24, 2018June 29, 2018 · 1 min read
Football, Mathematics

World Cup 2018 Predictions Update

Following the end of the first round of the World Cup group stage let’s see how the model is doing and how the predictions have changed.

Sean
Sean
June 19, 2018June 29, 2018 · 2 mins read

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