Statistics Thinking in Sports

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
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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 Klaassen
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
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