Import data

# excel file
data <- read_excel("../00_data/myData.xlsx")
data
## # A tibble: 236 × 20
##    TEAMID TEAM   PAKE PAKERANK  PASE PASERANK GAMES     W     L WINPERCENT   R64
##     <dbl> <chr> <dbl>    <dbl> <dbl>    <dbl> <dbl> <dbl> <dbl>      <dbl> <dbl>
##  1      1 Abil…   0.7       45   0.7       52     3     1     2      0.333     2
##  2      2 Akron  -0.9      179  -1.1      187     4     0     4      0         4
##  3      3 Alab…  -2.1      211  -2.9      220    10     5     5      0.5       5
##  4      4 Alba…  -0.4      147  -0.3      138     3     0     3      0         3
##  5      6 Amer…  -0.5      160  -0.4      150     3     0     3      0         3
##  6      8 Ariz…  -1.7      206  -2.5      216    28    17    11      0.607    11
##  7      9 Ariz…  -2        209  -1.9      206     5     1     4      0.2       4
##  8     10 Arka…   4.3       11   3.5       16    18    11     7      0.611     7
##  9     11 Arka…   0         76   0         78     1     0     1      0         1
## 10     12 Aubu…   0.6       53   1.4       30    11     7     4      0.636     4
## # ℹ 226 more rows
## # ℹ 9 more variables: R32 <dbl>, S16 <dbl>, E8 <dbl>, F4 <dbl>, F2 <dbl>,
## #   CHAMP <dbl>, TOP2 <dbl>, F4PERCENT <dbl>, CHAMPPERCENT <dbl>

State one question

Do teams who have experience in the tournament have a better chance at winning?

Plot data

ggplot(data = data) + 
    geom_point(mapping = aes(x = W, y = L))

Interpret

Historically teams with experience have an edge in these tournaments. Coaches, returning players, and other staff know what needs to be done to win in these spots. Teams that win, continue to get better recruits and coaching which leads to more experience and success that gives these teams a better chance at winning.