Applied statistician and data scientist

Building models for sport, uncertainty, and risk quantification.

As a senior data scientist at FanDuel, my work sits at the intersection of sports modeling, Bayesian thinking, simulation, and practical systems.

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Mason Yahr
Mason Yahr Writing occasional notes on statistics, code, and ideas I want to understand better.
Now

Senior Data Scientist, FanDuel

Sports modeling and innovation.

Before

Molson Coors and Milwaukee Bucks

Consumer goods data science, sports science analytics, and applied risk modeling.

Roots

Actuarial science at Carroll

Carroll University featured the path from actuarial science into NBA analytics alongside other alumni.

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Family, cooking, walks, lawn care

A husband and father who likes practical problems, good food, and a well-kept yard.

Selected writing

Notes from trying to understand things properly.

Distributional Models Modeling uncertainty beyond the mean. GAMs in Julia Smooth models built from first principles. Animating MCMC A visual sampler walkthrough.