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CMSAC’s mission as a national leader in the growing field of sports analytics is to:
- Push forward the sports analytics discipline through the dissemination of state-of-the-art research that contributes to statistics and machine learning methodology.
- Create innovative statistics and data science education experiences to create pathways into sports analytics careers.
- Engage with professional sports teams and industry partners on capstone projects and fellowship opportunities.
- Host accessible events for community outreach, such as the annual .
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