Andrew Gelman (Columbia) passes along (and seeks input on) this intereting post from the long (and triple) jump coach at Boise State University, Jeff Petersmeyer (who also coached horizontal jumpers at the 2012 Olympics). Jeff wonders how to better deploy statistical modeling into the service of predicting jumpers' potential. Evidently, a "Moneyball" perspective is migrating into the world of track & field.
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