Wimbledon 2012 predictions

Wimbledon starts on Monday and I wanted to announce my picks (I was 2/2 for the French Open).  

I am going to follow ESPN's format for their picks (which you can see here):

Men's winner: Novak Djokovic

Men's sleeper (someone outside of the top 10 to go the furthest): John Isner

Men's toughest road (top 10 player to lose earliest): Janko Tipsarevic

Women's winner: Serena Williams

Women's sleeper: Venus Williams

Women's toughest road: Samantha Stosur

Things are very busy for me, so I do not have the time to justify my picks right now - but I hope to later in the week.

Plot of the Week 7

Sorry for the delay in posting.  I started my new postdoc position yesterday and am still trying to get settled in.  Here is an interesting chart showing the NBA players with the lowest shooting percentage in different areas of the court.  Enjoy!

 http://courtvisionanalytics.com/behold-the-worst-shooters-of-2012/

Pissing off an NFL player

Chicago Bears cornerback Charles Tillman does not like your pro-Packers math!

1. None of my homework or exam questions ever elicited this type of response.
2. Question on her next hw assignment: If 100 NFL players attempted this stat problem, how many would answer correctly?