--- title: "Jared Cahners (@DiscsAndData) | Hashnode" description: "I throw things. And count them. Read the latest articles by Jared Cahners on Hashnode." url: "https://hashnode.com/@DiscsAndData" --- @DiscsAndData # Jared Cahners @DiscsAndData · Siem Reap, Cambodia · Joined July 2021 I throw things. And count them. [Website](https://discsanddata.com/) ### [How to Piss SQL Off, or The Downside of Doing Interesting Projects](https://discsanddata.hashnode.dev/how-to-piss-sql-off-or-the-downside-of-doing-interesting-projects?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) It was a normal morning in red zone Cambodia. I heard that police checkpoints were becoming more numerous, though, even stopping food delivery drivers. I would need to think about this soon. Especially as I was short on mixers. Cocktails by the pool ... 4 min read · [discsanddata.hashnode.dev](https://discsanddata.hashnode.dev/how-to-piss-sql-off-or-the-downside-of-doing-interesting-projects?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Oct 1, 2021](https://hashnode.com/posts/how-to-piss-sql-off-or-the-downside-of-doing-interesting-projects/6156a1b428ed304eb1d809da) ### [Permutation Hypothesis Testing vs. the NBA’s “Home Court Advantage”](https://discsanddata.hashnode.dev/permutation-hypothesis-testing-vs-the-nbas-home-court-advantage?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) A Statistical Walkthrough in Python By a Beginning Statistician and Novice Pythonista 7 min read · [discsanddata.hashnode.dev](https://discsanddata.hashnode.dev/permutation-hypothesis-testing-vs-the-nbas-home-court-advantage?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Sep 19, 2021](https://hashnode.com/posts/permutation-hypothesis-testing-vs-the-nbas-home-court-advantage/6146f475a2b54e17a52c3912) ### [Hey Python-Learner: Don't Python Just to Be Pythoning](https://discsanddata.hashnode.dev/hey-python-learner-dont-python-just-to-be-pythoning?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Sometimes you can't just Python to Python. Hopefully you're studying Python (or another computing language) because it connects to the way you think in some way. But you shouldn't always Python just to Python. There needs to be something more. Python... 3 min read · [discsanddata.hashnode.dev](https://discsanddata.hashnode.dev/hey-python-learner-dont-python-just-to-be-pythoning?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Aug 23, 2021](https://hashnode.com/posts/hey-python-learner-dont-python-just-to-be-pythoning/6123aa2ab115357df05f1ec6) ### [Do More Possessions Mean More Points in AFL? (A Pandas Walkthrough)](https://discsanddata.hashnode.dev/do-more-possessions-mean-more-points-in-afl-a-pandas-walkthrough?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Your first reaction when hearing this question will probably be "of course, duh" (or "What is AFL?". It's Australian Rules Football). You have to think that the team coming away with the ball the most would score the most points in general. With this... 10 min read · [discsanddata.hashnode.dev](https://discsanddata.hashnode.dev/do-more-possessions-mean-more-points-in-afl-a-pandas-walkthrough?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Aug 5, 2021](https://hashnode.com/posts/do-more-possessions-mean-more-points-in-afl-a-pandas-walkthrough/610b47836a61354c8ab77344) ### [Pythagorean Expectation and Australian Rules Football](https://discsanddata.hashnode.dev/pythagorean-expectation-and-australian-rules-football?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Here I look at the pythagorean expectation using pandas and python to look at its predictive power in AFL (Australian Rules Football) 6 min read · [discsanddata.hashnode.dev](https://discsanddata.hashnode.dev/pythagorean-expectation-and-australian-rules-football?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Jul 20, 2021](https://hashnode.com/posts/pythagorean-expectation-and-australian-rules-football/60f65d83bb67011cb83700a9)