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		Ask HN: How can I become a "moneyball" like statistician?
		1 point by HiroshiSan on Feb 12, 2012 \| hide \| past \| favorite \| 2 comments
		What programming language/libraries would be useful for this? Where can I learn the basics.

ARRR on Feb 15, 2012 | [–]

you need Database, and analysis tools like MsSQL server with analysis services and you need pivot tables to view the data and do data mining and deep analysis

Steamsharp1 on Feb 12, 2012 | [–]

prove you can cap at 57% in a sport over 1000 games

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