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

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

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. The two rewar...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Vik, Jon
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Linköpings universitet, Databas och informationsteknik 2021
Subjects:
Sports Analytics
Markov Game
Machine Learning
Reinforcement Learning
Q-Learning
Data Mining
National Hockey League
Ice Hockey
Reward Function
Player Evaluation
Other Computer and Information Science
Annan data- och informationsvetenskap
Computer and Information Sciences
Data- och informationsvetenskap
Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-175149

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