The most visible on-court impact of basketball analytics is on shot locations. As numerical analysis has flourished, it has become broadly accepted that threes and layups are good shots while ...

Expected value calculates average future investment returns based on outcome probabilities. In finance, expected value guides portfolio construction and when to sell assets with lower future value.

James Chen, CMT is an expert trader, investment adviser, and global market strategist. Vikki Velasquez is a researcher and writer who has managed, coordinated, and directed various community and ...

Peter Gratton, Ph.D., is a New Orleans-based editor and professor with over 20 years of experience in investing, risk management, and public policy. Peter began covering markets at Multex (Reuters) ...

Value-at-risk is defined as the loss level that will not be exceeded with a certain confidence level during a certain period of time. For example, if a bank’s 10-day 99% VAR is \$3 million, there is ...

Melissa is expected to strengthen into a Category 5 storm. Melissa strengthened into a Category 3 hurricane Saturday and is expected to continue intensifying over the weekend, becoming a Category 5 ...

Running the football -- advancing your team closer to the end zone by using your strength, speed, elusiveness and intelligence to literally carry the ball from one spot on the field to another -- is ...

For the first time in modern history, the world’s population is expected to virtually stop growing by the end of this century, due in large part to falling global fertility rates, according to a Pew ...

According to a new report, the smartphone market as a whole is expected to shrink in 2026 due to the rising costs of components. Counterpoint Research says that its forecasts for the global smartphone ...