All projects
Data / AI & ML

NBA analytics: beyond prediction

Game Score, explainable machine learning, and six performance-based player clusters.

MY ROLEResearcher · Manuscript author
STATUSResearch project
YEAR2025
Research project
01

From prediction to interpretation

The manuscript analyzes the Kaggle NBA Games dataset, approximately 668,000 rows, using Game Score, regression models, SHAP, and clustering. The initial target was individual on-court PLUS_MINUS.

02

The result that changed the approach

The draft reports a best regression R² of approximately 0.14. Instead of presenting weak prediction as a success, the work pivots toward explaining model associations and identifying six performance-based clusters.

03

A careful reading of the findings

SHAP explains fitted-model behavior; it does not establish that a statistic causes a team to win or lose. The reported numbers are manuscript results, not an independently reproduced benchmark.

GOOD THINGS START WITH A HELLO

Have something
in mind?

A project, a research question, a talk, or a community idea — I’d love to hear about it.

Purevjargal Bolor-Erdene
PurevjargalResearcher & software engineer
Phone+976 88245988LinkedInSay hello
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia · UTC+8
AboutPageWorkPageResearchPageJourneyPageCommunityPageJournalPageMilestones I’m grateful for.PageYour idea could be our next project.PageCurriculum vitaePageLet’s start a conversation.PageAI-powered exam preparationProjectAI-powered skin analysisProjectIoT smart waste managementProjectNBA analytics: beyond predictionProjectAI-powered soil analysisProjectMongolian document automationProjectBuilding a community from the first memberJournalWhen prediction is not the answerJournalGraduated with distinctionAward1st place · APU innovation competitionAward3rd place · Mongol Engineer 2025AwardBest Club LeaderAward1st place & Best Presentation · Sports researchAward2nd place · Mini HackathonAwardTop 10 team · Spark DayAward3rd place, hardware · Special prize, softwareAward2nd place · Dev HackathonAward1st place · Inspiring Leadership English competitionAward2nd place · Sports & Technology researchAwardIntellectual Student recognitionAward3rd place · Autumn research conferenceAward
EN / MN↑↓ · Enter · Esc

Tell me about your idea.

A few details make the first conversation much more useful. Prepare your brief here, then download or copy it to share with me.

Online delivery is not connected. This form prepares a brief; it does not send a request.

Make time for a good conversation.

Choose a preferred time and prepare a meeting request. I will confirm availability personally.

Live availability is not connected. A selected time is a proposal, not a confirmed booking.