Howard Baek - Blog

Automatic Detection Method

We introduce a highly effective algorithm for detecting upwelling, the automatic detection method using NOAA satellite image data.

Howard Baek, Elizabeth Eli Holmes

Demo of NHL Play-by-Play App

Data Visualization

I will be showing insights from looking at a regular season game between the Montreal Canadiens and the Toronto Maple Leafs on October 3rd, 2018

Animating Expected Possession Value in the NBA Extended

Data Visualization

I extend a MIT SSAC Research Paper by Cervone, DAmour, Bornn, and Goldsberry on Expected Possession Value or EPV.

Animating Expected Possession Value in the NBA

Data Visualization

I extend a MIT SSAC Research Paper by Cervone, DAmour, Bornn, and Goldsberry on Expected Possession Value or EPV.

Building the NHL PBP App in Shiny

Data Visualization

I will walk through a month-long process building the National Hockey League Play-by-Play App from scratch, giving a behind-the-scenes look.

Quantifying Differences between the Regular Season and Playoffs Extended

A brief analysis to answer a question by Tom Tango on my article, Quantifying Differences between the Regular Season and the Playoffs

Quantifying Differences between the Regular Season and Playoffs using Survival Analysis

From a casual fan perspective, the intensity traditionally ramps up in the playoffs because teams are closer to the grand prize, the Stanley Cup.

Analyzing Twitter Accounts

I grouped Twitter accounts by popularity measure, a quick and easy way to quantify the popularity of a Twitter account

Summary of an Educational Data Mining Paper

Discovery and Temporal Analysis of Latent Study Patterns in MOOC Interaction Sequences

Are Teams getting Lucky on Rushes?

When you watch an offensive rush in hockey, do you ever wonder about the numbers behind it?

Wine Quality Prediction

On June 14th, 2018, I participated in a Data Hackathon as part of the REU program at George Mason University.