Richard is a Seattle area data scientist who builds predictive models and the services that deliver them. He earned a PhD in Applied and Computational Math from Princeton University, and left academia for the dark side of science (industry) in 2010, following his wife to the land of flannel. Fan of coffee, beer, backpacking and puns. Enjoys a day on the lake fishing, and, better, cooking up the catch for a crowd.
By: Richard W. SharpThe question This March, we tested a method for producing pool-winning brackets for the NCAA men’s basketball tournament. The approach showed promise,...More
By: Richard W. Sharp Something fascinating about March Madness is that the smart money always loses. You’ll always do respectably in the office pool, but...More
By: Richard W. SharpOn Tuesday we outlined our mad-as-a-March hare scheme for producing winning brackets. We’d combine the smart money, the models (all of them) with...More
By: Richard W. SharpThe question So, after a very chalk first round and a bonkers-insane second round, how are our models doing vs. the NCAA’s...More
By: Richard W. SharpThe question Welcome back sportsball fans. As we head into the home stretch, how goes our experiment in bracketeering? Who’s hitting it...More
By: Richard W. SharpThe scores are in and the nets are down. North Carolina is champion for the sixth time, and Gonzaga has played its first final. In...More
