======== Features ======== The survival analysis model will use a dataset with the following variables: +------------------------------------+--------------+-------------------------------------------------------+ | Variable | Time-Varying | Description | | | | | +====================================+==============+=======================================================+ | ``WIN`` | Yes | | A boolean indicator of whether or not the home team | | | | | won the game. This is the "event" that the survival | | | | | analysis model will predict. | +------------------------------------+--------------+-------------------------------------------------------+ | ``TIME`` | Yes | | Elapsed game time, in seconds. This is the time | | | | | variable for the survival analysis model. | +------------------------------------+--------------+-------------------------------------------------------+ | ``SCOREMARGIN`` | Yes | | The scoring margin at time ``TIME`` in the game. | | | | | For example, if the home team is leading 2-0, the | | | | | value of this variable is 2. | +------------------------------------+--------------+-------------------------------------------------------+ | ``HOME_LINEUP_PLUS_MINUS`` [*]_ | Yes | | The net rating of the current lineup for the home | | | | | team. | +------------------------------------+--------------+-------------------------------------------------------+ | ``VISITOR_LINEUP_PLUS_MINUS`` [*]_ | Yes | | The net rating of the current lineup for the | | | | | visiting team. | +------------------------------------+--------------+-------------------------------------------------------+ | ``HOME_NET_RATING`` | No | The net rating of the home team entering the game. | +------------------------------------+--------------+-------------------------------------------------------+ | ``VISITOR_NET_RATING`` | No | | The net rating of the visiting team entering the | | | | | game. | +------------------------------------+--------------+-------------------------------------------------------+ | ``HOME_W_PCT`` | No | | The win percentage of the home team entering the | | | | | game. | +------------------------------------+--------------+-------------------------------------------------------+ | ``VISITOR_W_PCT`` | No | | The win percentage of the visiting team entering | | | | | the game. | +------------------------------------+--------------+-------------------------------------------------------+ | ``LAST_GAME_WIN`` | No | | A boolean indicator of whether or not the current | | | | | home team won the last meeting between these two | | | | | teams. | +------------------------------------+--------------+-------------------------------------------------------+ | ``HOME_GAMES_IN_LAST_3_DAYS`` | No | | The number of games the home team has played in the | | | | | last 3 days. | +------------------------------------+--------------+-------------------------------------------------------+ | ``VISITOR_GAMES_IN_LAST_3_DAYS`` | No | | The number of games the visiting team has played in | | | | | the last 3 days. | +------------------------------------+--------------+-------------------------------------------------------+ | ``HOME_GAMES_IN_LAST_5_DAYS`` | No | | The number of games the home team has played in the | | | | | last 5 days. | +------------------------------------+--------------+-------------------------------------------------------+ | ``VISITOR_GAMES_IN_LAST_5_DAYS`` | No | | The number of games the visiting team has played in | | | | | last 5 days. | +------------------------------------+--------------+-------------------------------------------------------+ | ``HOME_GAMES_IN_LAST_7_DAYS`` | No | | The number of games the home team has played in the | | | | | last 7 days. | +------------------------------------+--------------+-------------------------------------------------------+ | ``VISITOR_GAMES_IN_LAST_7_DAYS`` | No | | The number of games the visiting team has played in | | | | | the last 7 days. | +------------------------------------+--------------+-------------------------------------------------------+ .. [*] For any rows where the lineup can't be parsed, the value will be the home team's net rating. .. [*] For any rows where the lineup can't be parsed, the value will be the visiting team's net rating.