Stein's Paradox and NFL Rushers
Abstract
Future performance is generally estimated by past performance.
Stein's paradox defines circumstances in which there are
estimators better than the arithmetic average.
Stein's paradox has been applied to baseball players'
predicted batting averages.
The goal of this paper is to determine whether or not
Stein's paradox is also applicable to NFL running backs
and their average yards per carry.
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