Statistical thinking in sports
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Statistical thinking in sports
Chapman & Hall/CRC, c2008
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 277-289) and index
Contents of Works
- Introduction / Jim Albert and Ruud H. Koning
- Modelling the development of world records in running / Gerard H. Kuper and Elmer Sterken
- The physics and evolution of Olympic winning performances / Ray Stefani
- Competitive balance in national European soccer competitions / Marco Haan, Ruud H. Koning, and Arjen van Witteloostuijn
- Statistical analysis of the effectiveness of the FIFA world rankings / Ian McHale and Stephen Davies
- Forecasting scores and results and testing the efficiency of the fixed-odds betting market in Scottish league football / Stephen Dobson and John Goddard
- Hitting in the pinch / Jim Albert
- Does momentum exist in a baseball game ? / Rebecca J. Sela and Jeffrey S. Simonoff
- Inference about batter-pitcher matchups in baseball from small samples / Hal S. Stern and Adam Sugano
- Outcome uncertainty measures : how closely do they predict a close game? / Babatunde Buraimo, David Forrest, and Robert Simmons
- The impact of post-season play-off systems on the attendance at regular season games / Chris Bojke
- Measurement and interpretation of home advantage / Ray Stefani
- Myths in tennis / Jan Magnus and Franc Klassen
- Back to back evaluations on the gridiron / David J. Berri
- Optimal drafting in hockey pools / Amy E. Summers, Tim B. Swartz, and Richard A. Lockhart