There have been studies that have "proven" hot streaks don't exist and are just attributed to normal statistical variation. This article is written by an author that has proven that hot streaks DO exist from the same data and that the previous study "proving" they don't was flawed.
https://www.scientificamerican.com/...the-hot-hand-with-the-mathematics-of-streaks/
As a person interested in stats, I understand that we often mistake normal variation for something else. But as a person who watches and has played sports, I also believe that there is something called the 'zone' where an athlete can (for a short period of time) replicate a more perfect stroke and achieve better results in the short term than they do normally.
What is the consensus on here? Is there a hot streak or isn't there? @ksu_FAN,@mobcat , @ccox what do you guys think?
https://www.scientificamerican.com/...the-hot-hand-with-the-mathematics-of-streaks/
As a person interested in stats, I understand that we often mistake normal variation for something else. But as a person who watches and has played sports, I also believe that there is something called the 'zone' where an athlete can (for a short period of time) replicate a more perfect stroke and achieve better results in the short term than they do normally.
What is the consensus on here? Is there a hot streak or isn't there? @ksu_FAN,@mobcat , @ccox what do you guys think?
