An Exploration of UFC Data — Part 3-c: Preliminary Data Analysis
Examining the relationship between all variables using a correlation plot
To understand the relationship between strikes, takedowns, submissions, and passes across both winners and losers a correlation plot can be used. Based upon the correlations, further analysis can be focused upon exploring larger relationships.
Correlation Plot
Interpretation
As we can see in the correlation plot, there is a moderate positive relationship between Fighter_1_Strikes and Fighter_2_Strikes, which was initially explored in the last post. Additionally, there also appears to be a moderate positive relationship between takedowns and passes, as well as a small positive between submissions and passes. Using this information we can explore the moderate correlations first and move forward from there.
