book "Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game"

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"Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game" is a non-fiction book by Michael Lewis that chronicles how the Oakland Athletics used data-driven, sabermetric analysis to build a competitive baseball team on a limited budget.

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Moneyball	3
Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game	3
Moneyball A's	1
Moneyball approach	1
Moneyball principles	1
book "Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game" canonical	1

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Target entity: book "Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game"
Context triple: [Billy Beane, subjectOf, book "Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game"]

A. Moneyball
Moneyball is a 2011 sports drama film (based on Michael Lewis’s nonfiction book) that chronicles the Oakland Athletics’ pioneering use of sabermetrics and data-driven analysis to build a competitive baseball team on a limited budget.
B. book "Fourth and One"
"Fourth and One" is a book by legendary NFL coach Joe Gibbs that reflects on his football career, leadership philosophy, and life lessons learned on and off the field.
C. book "Go Up for Glory"
"Go Up for Glory" is an autobiography in which legendary NBA center Bill Russell reflects on his life, basketball career, and experiences with race and social justice in America.
D. For the Good of the Game: The Inside Story of the Surprising and Dramatic Transformation of Major League Baseball
"For the Good of the Game: The Inside Story of the Surprising and Dramatic Transformation of Major League Baseball" is a memoir by former MLB commissioner Bud Selig that chronicles the league’s modern evolution, controversies, and reforms from his insider perspective.
E. book "Flash Boys" by Michael Lewis
"Flash Boys" is a non-fiction book by Michael Lewis that investigates the rise of high-frequency trading on Wall Street and the efforts of a group of traders to expose and reform what they saw as a rigged financial system.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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Target entity: book "Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game"
Target entity description: "Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game" is a non-fiction book by Michael Lewis that chronicles how the Oakland Athletics used data-driven, sabermetric analysis to build a competitive baseball team on a limited budget.

A. Moneyball
Moneyball is a 2011 sports drama film (based on Michael Lewis’s nonfiction book) that chronicles the Oakland Athletics’ pioneering use of sabermetrics and data-driven analysis to build a competitive baseball team on a limited budget.
B. book "Fourth and One"
"Fourth and One" is a book by legendary NFL coach Joe Gibbs that reflects on his football career, leadership philosophy, and life lessons learned on and off the field.
C. book "Go Up for Glory"
"Go Up for Glory" is an autobiography in which legendary NBA center Bill Russell reflects on his life, basketball career, and experiences with race and social justice in America.
D. For the Good of the Game: The Inside Story of the Surprising and Dramatic Transformation of Major League Baseball
"For the Good of the Game: The Inside Story of the Surprising and Dramatic Transformation of Major League Baseball" is a memoir by former MLB commissioner Bud Selig that chronicles the league’s modern evolution, controversies, and reforms from his insider perspective.
E. book "Flash Boys" by Michael Lewis
"Flash Boys" is a non-fiction book by Michael Lewis that investigates the rise of high-frequency trading on Wall Street and the efforts of a group of traders to expose and reform what they saw as a rigged financial system.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	non-fiction book ⓘ sports book ⓘ
adaptedInto	Moneyball (2011 film) ⓘ linked to: Moneyball
author	Michael Lewis ⓘ
awarenessRaisedAbout	importance of statistical analysis in sports ⓘ
centralTheme	competing on a limited budget ⓘ conflict between traditional scouting and analytics ⓘ market inefficiencies in player valuation ⓘ using statistics to gain competitive advantage ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
featuresConcept	on-base percentage ⓘ player valuation ⓘ roster construction ⓘ
featuresOrganization	Oakland Athletics ⓘ
featuresPerson	Billy Beane ⓘ Paul DePodesta ⓘ
filmAdaptationDirector	Bennett Miller ⓘ
filmAdaptationStar	Brad Pitt ⓘ Jonah Hill ⓘ
focusesOnSeason	2002 Oakland Athletics season ⓘ early 2000s Oakland Athletics seasons ⓘ
genre	analytics ⓘ baseball ⓘ business ⓘ sports ⓘ
hasISBN	978-0-393-05765-2 ⓘ
influenced	adoption of analytics in professional sports ⓘ use of data analytics in baseball front offices ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
mainCharacter	Billy Beane ⓘ
marketedAs	business strategy case study ⓘ sports narrative ⓘ
mediaType	audiobook ⓘ print ⓘ
notableFor	popularizing sabermetrics to a general audience ⓘ popularizing the term "Moneyball" ⓘ
publicationYear	2003 ⓘ
publisher	W. W. Norton & Company ⓘ
setting	Major League Baseball front offices ⓘ Oakland, California ⓘ linked to: Oakland
subject	Major League Baseball ⓘ Oakland Athletics ⓘ data-driven decision making ⓘ sabermetrics ⓘ sports management ⓘ
timePeriodDescribed	early 2000s ⓘ

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