Wharton's Eric Bradlow and guests dive into NBA Finals, Boston Celtics' path to championship, tennis Elo ratings, and Novak Djokovic's impressive play. Topics include Celtics vs. Mavericks playoffs, Elo ratings in tennis, and analyzing player performance in baseball.

Wharton Moneyball co-hosts reflect on 10 years of the show, discussing the evolution of data analytics in sports, challenges in analyzing COVID data, insights from elite athletes and authors, and applications of analytics in non-sports contexts like fire management and highway design.

This podcast features Blake McShane, Eric Bradlow, John Lynch, Robert Meyer, and Fred Feinberg—renowned scholars advocating for a shift from null hypothesis significance testing in research. They discuss the pitfalls of overrelying on p-values and emphasize the importance of nuanced statistical approaches. Topics include improving measurement quality, the importance of advanced statistical techniques, and how industry perceptions can shift with better data transparency. The conversation urges a reevaluation of practices to enhance research validity and impact.