How much of an NBA team’s won-loss record is from skill and how much is luck?

Statistical Modeling, Causal Inference, and Social Science 2025-12-26

Summary:

Paul Campos reminds us that just two years ago the Detroit Pistons were in the middle of a historic 28-game losing streak on the way to a 14-68 record (following up previous records of 17-65, 23-59, 20-50, and 20-46, so … Continue reading

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https://statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu/2025/12/26/how-much-of-an-nba-teams-won-loss-record-is-from-skill-and-how-much-is-luck/

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bayesian

Authors:

Andrew

Date tagged:

12/26/2025, 11:49

Date published:

12/26/2025, 09:44