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moneyball

moneyball

6.8
Using numbers to find undervalued opportunities in business and other fields
  • noun
  • /ˈmʌniˌbɔl/
  • Jargon
translation icon : moneyball
  • Using a moneyball approach, the startup identified innovative ways to maximize resources without overspending.

Examples

  • When he first came to New York, we heard so much about his ability to obtain undervalued talent through moneyball by recognizing underappreciated talent via sabermetrics.

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  • The team's success was attributed to their moneyball strategy, which focused on finding undervalued players using statistical analysis.

  • In the world of business, adopting a moneyball method can reveal hidden opportunities and boost profits.

Synonyms

econometrics
vsmoneyball
  • Specialized
4 8.4

The use of math and statistics to study economic and financial data

focuses on data strategies to find undervalued opportunities rather than pure academic analysis
market analysis
vsmoneyball
  • Specialized
2 3.8

A study of a market to find its size, trends, and customer needs to help businesses make decisions

targets finding undervalued opportunities rather than general market description

How Analytical

data mining
  • Specialized
8 4.0
moneyball
  • Jargon
6.8
analytics
59 4.1

Surface Forms

moneyball singular
moneyballs plural

Morphology

moneyball = money + ball (semi-transparent) = money + ball

Although built from 'money' + 'ball', the broader business/application sense generalizes the sports metaphor and is therefore not directly deducible from the components alone.

Etymology

Moneyball comes from the same book and film and joins money and ball as a simple image of 'using numbers instead of tradition'. That's why moneyball now means using data and analysis to find undervalued opportunities in business and other areas.