book "Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game"
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"Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game" is a non-fiction book by Michael Lewis that chronicles how the Oakland Athletics used data-driven, sabermetric analysis to build a competitive baseball team on a limited budget.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Moneyball | 1 |
| Moneyball principles | 1 |
| book "Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game" canonical | 1 |
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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5382655 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: book "Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game" Context triple: [Billy Beane, subjectOf, book "Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game"]
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Moneyball
Moneyball is a 2011 sports drama film (based on Michael Lewis’s nonfiction book) that chronicles the Oakland Athletics’ pioneering use of sabermetrics and data-driven analysis to build a competitive baseball team on a limited budget.
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book "Fourth and One"
"Fourth and One" is a book by legendary NFL coach Joe Gibbs that reflects on his football career, leadership philosophy, and life lessons learned on and off the field.
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book "Go Up for Glory"
"Go Up for Glory" is an autobiography in which legendary NBA center Bill Russell reflects on his life, basketball career, and experiences with race and social justice in America.
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For the Good of the Game: The Inside Story of the Surprising and Dramatic Transformation of Major League Baseball
"For the Good of the Game: The Inside Story of the Surprising and Dramatic Transformation of Major League Baseball" is a memoir by former MLB commissioner Bud Selig that chronicles the league’s modern evolution, controversies, and reforms from his insider perspective.
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book "Flash Boys" by Michael Lewis
"Flash Boys" is a non-fiction book by Michael Lewis that investigates the rise of high-frequency trading on Wall Street and the efforts of a group of traders to expose and reform what they saw as a rigged financial system.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: book "Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game" Target entity description: "Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game" is a non-fiction book by Michael Lewis that chronicles how the Oakland Athletics used data-driven, sabermetric analysis to build a competitive baseball team on a limited budget.
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A.
Moneyball
Moneyball is a 2011 sports drama film (based on Michael Lewis’s nonfiction book) that chronicles the Oakland Athletics’ pioneering use of sabermetrics and data-driven analysis to build a competitive baseball team on a limited budget.
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B.
book "Fourth and One"
"Fourth and One" is a book by legendary NFL coach Joe Gibbs that reflects on his football career, leadership philosophy, and life lessons learned on and off the field.
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C.
book "Go Up for Glory"
"Go Up for Glory" is an autobiography in which legendary NBA center Bill Russell reflects on his life, basketball career, and experiences with race and social justice in America.
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D.
For the Good of the Game: The Inside Story of the Surprising and Dramatic Transformation of Major League Baseball
"For the Good of the Game: The Inside Story of the Surprising and Dramatic Transformation of Major League Baseball" is a memoir by former MLB commissioner Bud Selig that chronicles the league’s modern evolution, controversies, and reforms from his insider perspective.
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E.
book "Flash Boys" by Michael Lewis
"Flash Boys" is a non-fiction book by Michael Lewis that investigates the rise of high-frequency trading on Wall Street and the efforts of a group of traders to expose and reform what they saw as a rigged financial system.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
non-fiction book
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sports book ⓘ |
| adaptedInto | Moneyball (2011 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Michael Lewis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awarenessRaisedAbout | importance of statistical analysis in sports ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
competing on a limited budget
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conflict between traditional scouting and analytics ⓘ market inefficiencies in player valuation ⓘ using statistics to gain competitive advantage ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| featuresConcept |
on-base percentage
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player valuation ⓘ roster construction ⓘ |
| featuresOrganization | Oakland Athletics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresPerson |
Billy Beane
NERFINISHED
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Paul DePodesta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationDirector | Bennett Miller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationStar |
Brad Pitt
NERFINISHED
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Jonah Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focusesOnSeason |
2002 Oakland Athletics season
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early 2000s Oakland Athletics seasons ⓘ |
| genre |
analytics
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baseball ⓘ business ⓘ sports ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 978-0-393-05765-2 ⓘ |
| influenced |
adoption of analytics in professional sports
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use of data analytics in baseball front offices ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Billy Beane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marketedAs |
business strategy case study
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sports narrative ⓘ |
| mediaType |
audiobook
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print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
popularizing sabermetrics to a general audience
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popularizing the term "Moneyball" ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2003 ⓘ |
| publisher | W. W. Norton & Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Major League Baseball front offices
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Oakland, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
Major League Baseball
NERFINISHED
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Oakland Athletics NERFINISHED ⓘ data-driven decision making ⓘ sabermetrics ⓘ sports management ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed | early 2000s ⓘ |
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Subject: book "Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game" Description of subject: "Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game" is a non-fiction book by Michael Lewis that chronicles how the Oakland Athletics used data-driven, sabermetric analysis to build a competitive baseball team on a limited budget.
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this entity surface form:
Moneyball
this entity surface form:
Moneyball principles