tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38600807.post4168723073804282370..comments2009-11-08T19:02:57.819-05:00Comments on Advanced NFL Stats: Roundup 11/8Brian Burkenoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38600807.post-1033677135507683562009-11-08T19:02:57.819-05:002009-11-08T19:02:57.819-05:00Also re Lisk's numbers.IIRC the elevated home fiel...Also re Lisk's numbers.IIRC the elevated home field for games involving teams visiting a new stadium for the first time in the last decade is primarily down to the home records of the Ravens and the Pats.<br /><br />Take these two teams out of the equation and home teams welcoming first time visitors win at about the rate you'd expect allowing for the quality of opposition.denisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38600807.post-76819036968076033742009-11-08T11:44:41.262-05:002009-11-08T11:44:41.262-05:00Brian: Regarding Lisk's study, don't you need to ...Brian: Regarding Lisk's study, don't you need to account for the strength of these 12 teams, and the visiting teams? I don't think you can treat them as random selections and do a signficance test. These twelve teams, in their 2nd, 3rd, and 4th seasons in the new stadiums (whem many of the first-time visits must have occured), were a combined .564 overall. If you assume a HFA of Guynoreply@blogger.com