README.md

Beyond the Pitch: A Data-Driven Approach to Player Careers and Valuations in Football - Project Structure

Introduction

This repository hosts all the necessary resources for the "Beyond the Pitch: A Data-Driven Approach to Player Careers and Valuations in Football" project.

Table of Contents

• Introduction
• Project Structure
  • Code
  • Data
  • Additional Folders
• Installation
• Usage
• Contributors

Project Structure

Code

Located in the "code" folder:

• Project_Notebook.ipynb: Main Jupyter Notebook where all the analyses are performed.
• utils.py: This file, contains all the functions used in Project_Notebook.ipynb.
• /models: This folder contains the results of the prediction models for all variants.

Data

Located in the "data" folder:

• This directory contains both the raw and processed data utilized in the project.

Additional Folders

• images: Images used in reports.

Installation

Ensure Python 3.10.11 is installed and then run:

• pip install -r requirements.txt

Usage

To run the notebook and recreate results:

1. Navigate to the project directory.
2. Run Project_Notebook.ipynb using the "Run All" feature in VS Code or another IDE.

Contributors

This project was created by:

• Gino F. Fazzi
• Veron Hoxha
• Constantin-Bogdan Craciun