Statistical thinking in sports. (©2008)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Jim Albert and Ruud H. Koning.
• Other Names: Koning, Ruud H; Albert, Jim, 1953-
• Contents: 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.
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton, Fla : Chapman & Hall/CRC
• Publication Date: 2008
• Copyright Date: 2008
• Extent: 1 online resource (xii, 298 pages)
• Subjects: 796.02/1; Sports -- Statistical methods; Sports -- Statistics; SPORTS & RECREATION -- Essays; SPORTS & RECREATION -- History; SPORTS & RECREATION -- Business Aspects; SPORTS & RECREATION -- Reference; GAMES -- Gambling -- Sports; TRAVEL -- Special Interest -- Sports; Sports; Sports -- Statistical methods; Electronic books; Statistics
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781584888697; 1584888695
• Related ISBNs: 9781584888680; 1584888687
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-289) and index.; Note: Print version record.
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