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.
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| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game | 0 |
| Moneyball | 1 |
| Moneyball principles | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| 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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Moneyball
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Moneyball principles