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      Statistical Thinking in Sports
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      Statistical Thinking in Sports

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      Statistical Thinking in Sports

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      Statistical Thinking in Sports book

      Edited ByJim Albert, Ruud H. Koning
      Edition 1st Edition
      First Published 2007
      eBook Published 12 July 2007
      Pub. Location New York
      Imprint Chapman and Hall/CRC
      DOI https://doi.org/10.1201/9781584888697
      Pages 298
      eBook ISBN 9780429147906
      Subjects Mathematics & Statistics
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      Albert, J., & Koning, R.H. (Eds.). (2007). Statistical Thinking in Sports (1st ed.). Chapman and Hall/CRC. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781584888697

      ABSTRACT

      Since the first athletic events found a fan base, sports and statistics have always maintained a tight and at times mythical relationship. As a way to relay the telling of a game's drama and attest to the prodigious powers of the heroes involved, those reporting on the games tallied up the numbers that they believe best described the action and bes

      TABLE OF CONTENTS

      chapter 1|6 pages

      Introduction

      ByJim Albert, Ruud H. Koning

      chapter 2|26 pages

      Modelling the development of world records in running

      ByGerard H. Kuper, Elmer Sterken

      chapter 3|30 pages

      The physics and evolution of Olympic winning performances

      ByRay Stefani

      chapter 4|14 pages

      Competitive balance in national European soccer competitions

      ByMarco Haan, Ruud H. Koning, Arjen van Witteloostuijn

      chapter 5|14 pages

      Statistical analysis of the effectiveness of the FIFA World Rankings

      ByIan McHale, Stephen Davies

      chapter 6|20 pages

      Forecasting scores and results and testing the efficiency of the fixed-odds betting market in Scottish league football

      ByStephen Dobson, John Goddard

      chapter 7|24 pages

      Hitting in the pinch

      ByJim Albert

      chapter 8|18 pages

      Does momentum exist in a baseball game?

      ByRebecca J. Sela, Jeffrey S. Simonoff

      chapter 9|14 pages

      Inference about batter-pitcher matchups in baseball from small samples

      ByHal S. Stern, Adam Sugano

      chapter 10|12 pages

      Outcome uncertainty measures: how closely do they predict a close game?

      ByBabatunde Buraimo, David Forrest, Robert Simmons

      chapter 11|24 pages

      The impact of post-season play-off systems on the attendance at regular season games

      ByChris Bojke

      chapter 12|14 pages

      Measurement and interpretation of home advantage

      ByRay Stefani

      chapter 13|24 pages

      Myths in Tennis

      ByJan Magnus, Franc Klaassen

      chapter 14|22 pages

      Back to back evaluations on the gridiron

      ByDavid J. Berri

      chapter 15|14 pages

      Optimal drafting in hockey pools

      ByAmy E. Summers, Tim B. Swartz, Richard A. Lockhart
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