A common saying out there about analysis of data is that there are three types of lies: Lies, *bleep* lies, and statistics. It’s not altogether that difficult for someone to downsize or edit or over-specify a statistic to make something say what they want when they want it. Massaging numbers is a game of accountants, lawyers, developers, and our favorite, politicians. So what I’m going to try to do will be reporting on the simplest of statistics to understand, if not necessarily the simple ‘counting’ stats. Telling you how many touchdowns that Bucky Hodges has or how many interceptions we’ve got right now would be frankly too simple or dull, and I’d like to take a jab at interpreting what our stats actually SAY- a small amount of simple reading in-between the lines.
The Numbers Game: Virginia Tech Football at the Quarter
