Essays about: "Jon Vik"

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  1. 1. Not All Goals Are Created Equal : Evaluating Hockey Players in the NHL Using Q-Learning with a Contextual Reward Function

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Databas och informationsteknik

    Author : Jon Vik; [2021]
    Keywords : Sports Analytics; Markov Game; Machine Learning; Reinforcement Learning; Q-Learning; Data Mining; National Hockey League; Ice Hockey; Reward Function; Player Evaluation;

    Abstract : Not all goals in the game of ice hockey are created equal: some goals increase the chances of winning more than others. This thesis investigates the result of constructing and using a reward function that takes this fact into consideration, instead of the common binary reward function. READ MORE