Reece Clifford

@RClifford12

Listen, Understand and Guide - Helping companies deploy, govern and benefit from analytics. enthusiast

London, England
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    Nov 17

    One of the most passionate & powerful monologues in the history of the programme. And it wasn’t James O’Brien - it was Martin Lewis. |

    Passionate and powerful monologue from Martin Lewis
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    Oct 11

    There are currently over 1.86 Billion websites. Few provide any real value. Here are 7 that do: 🧵

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    Oct 6

    This is a wild read for longtime NFL observers. The not only are the most analytically-advanced team, per 's annual league survey, but they have multiple future GM candidates on staff should other teams seek to emulate their structure.

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    Sep 2

    How does the style of play in summer league compare to what we see in regular season NBA games?

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    Sep 1

    Here is the VOD version of my first Twitch stream! We have reviewed the optimization model for with , and added bench decisions. I really enjoyed streaming, hoping to see you all next time :)

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    Aug 26

    The Government is running a consultation to raise the qualifying age for free prescriptions in England from 60 to 66. Some older people won’t be able to afford this. Make your voice heard and respond to the Government's consultation by 2 September:

    Blue background, white text. Text says, "I am concerned that people won't buy the medication they need because they won't be able to afford it. If this happens, it will have a knock on effect on the NHS with more people visiting GPs and A&E later on because their health will deteriorate". Quote from Richard, who is living with young onset dementia.
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    Aug 7

    Finally decided to write a user interface for my optimization model with all the bits and pieces I have used until today. After pulling 2 all nighters, everything works smoothly!

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    Aug 6

    might sound like an easy game, but to really do well, you need to invest time, use & and have a strategy. The fact that chess world champion also has a FPL team, shows the type of competition you're up against! Good luck all! 👍

    Great discussion today team! What final thoughts would each of you like to share before we close up this chat on in
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  9. Aug 6

    A6: Past the use of models, data and troubles there. My main pitfall is forgetting to change my squad! I'm hoping that a better use of this season can help me stay competitive and keep me updating my team this season 😅

    Q6: Looking ahead to next season, what tip would you share, e.g. pitfalls to look out for in running models, opportunities in terms of player selection, etc.? Any tips are welcome!
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    Aug 6

    There's a great quote in William's "Model Building in Mathematical Programming" which I try to keep in mind in analytics. "A model should be used as one of a number of tools for decision-making". Numerical analysis is best served with a side of subject matter expertise.

    Q4: To what extent do you think analytics could be used to manage your fantasy team? Should you always apply your own ‘eye test’ as well?
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    Aug 6

    A5: I learned a lot, like better timing of using chips, sticking to analytics for the most part, and be informed about news. I summarized some of my observations in my blog after using only for

    Q5: If you applied analytics last season, or if you just played the game as a casual manager, what were some learnings for you?
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    Aug 6

    A4: The eternal 'eye-test' question :) Eye-test is important, but hard to quantify and do objectively compared to . mentioned the importance of reading people who know what they are watching as a proxy. I agree! 💯

    Q4: To what extent do you think analytics could be used to manage your fantasy team? Should you always apply your own ‘eye test’ as well?
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  13. Aug 6

    A4: The biggest use I find is to discover the 'differential' picks. Which players have low selection but high potential returns. Maehle from Denmark comes to mind from the Euros

    Q4: To what extent do you think analytics could be used to manage your fantasy team? Should you always apply your own ‘eye test’ as well?
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    Aug 6

    A3: A topic close to my heart :) Prediction models (ML) and Optimization definitely lie in the middle of whole analytics and data discussion for . They are commonly used in other fantasy sports (DFS) and slowly making their way into FPL.

    Q3: What kind of analytical techniques or models can be useful to apply to fantasy sports, specifically Fantasy Premier League (FPL)?
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    Aug 6

    A3: I don't think there is a 'one fits all' model to apply to fantasy sports, there's so many variables, from the data available, to the actual modelling, to the optimization of costs, I've seen it go from Logistic/Linear Regression to xGBoosts and RNN models

    Q3: What kind of analytical techniques or models can be useful to apply to fantasy sports, specifically Fantasy Premier League (FPL)?
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  16. Aug 6

    A3: For the Fantasy players out there (giving away my secret sauce here), I use the data and articles put out by ! But this year for , is going to help me through!

    Q3: What kind of analytical techniques or models can be useful to apply to fantasy sports, specifically Fantasy Premier League (FPL)?
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    Aug 6
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    Tip: is the person to follow for all the PL injury news!

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    Aug 6
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    Good point Reece, it's difficult to keep up with it all! Any form of can help, whether it's keeping my own Excel sheet with data or using 's (more advanced...) page. 👍

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  19. Aug 6

    For example, N'Golo Kante is a fantastic real world player but not such a great fantasy option!

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  20. Aug 6

    A2: The actions you’re looking for in real sports are much broader than in fantasy. In fantasy, you’re searching for actions that result in points set out by the league you join. Whereas there’s many more actions that impact success in real life such as ball recoveries.

    Q2: What are the similarities and differences between applying analytics in ‘real’ sports and ‘fantasy’ sports?
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