{"product_id":"9780132089555","title":"Wrong Numbers in Sports","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is the eBook version of the printed book.  If the print book includes a CD-ROM, this content is not included within the eBook version.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis Element is an excerpt from \u003ci\u003eStumbling On Wins: Two Economists Expose the Pitfalls on the Road to Victory in Professional Sports\u003c\/i\u003e (9780132357784) by David J. Berri and Martin B. Schmidt. Available in print and digital formats.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy sports decision-makers are wrong so often-and why they keep making the same mistakes, year after year.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen Bill James introduced his findings on the importance of on-base percentage-and the unimportance of steals-decision-makers in baseball didn't embrace his work. Their initial reaction fully reflects the lessons of behavioral economics: people have trouble accepting information that contradicts their viewpoints. The same story has been seen again and again across the North American professional sports world.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pearson Education","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47077530042608,"sku":"9780132089555","price":1.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780132089555_p0.jpg?v=1763640785","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780132089555","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}