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Economics, Management and Optimization in Sports
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Economics, Management and Optimization in Sports [electronic resource] / edited by Sergiy Butenko, Jaime Gil-Lafuente, Panos M. Pardalos.
ISBN
9783540247340
Published
Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2004.
Physical Description
X, 300 p. digital.
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Summary
This book presents the up-to-date research developments in economics, management and optimization applied to sports, which would be of interest to researchers and practitioners in sports industry, and could be used as supplementary reading in related courses and seminars. In particular, the volume contains research papers and reviews addressing the following issues: methods for ranking teams and evaluating players' performance; techniques for predicting outcomes of sport competitions; economics for professional leagues; optimal strategies in sports; optimal referee assignment techniques; scheduling and managing sport tournaments. The specific sports discussed in the book include American football, soccer, baseball, cricket, basketball, track and field, and hockey.
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Language
English
Added to Catalog
July 01, 2013
Contents
Matrix-based Methods for College Football Rankings
Who's the Best? Data Envelopment Analysis and Ranking Players in the National Football League
Dynamic Programming and Time Related Strategies in Sports
Using Statistics to Predict Scores in English Premier League Soccer
Modelling and Forecasting Match Results in the English Premier League and Football League
Restructuring the Belgian Professional Football League: A Location-Allocation Solution
The Best Systems for Appointing Referees
Fashion Accessory, Social Identity or Tribal Uniform?- Modelling a Baseball Game to Optimize Pitcher Substitution Strategies Using Dynamic Programming
Mega Deal? A Relative Performance Analysis for Major League Baseball Players
Market Inefficiencies in Player Head to Head Betting on the 2003 Cricket World Cup
Searching for Patterns in Sports Contests
Track and Field Performance Data and Prediction Models
Using Response Surface Models for Evolutionary Estimation of Optimum Running Times
Solving Sports Scheduling and Timetabling Problems with Constraint Programming
Collaboration Networks in Sports
The Holdup System for Grouping Minor Hockey Participants Into Age Divisions
Promotion and Relegation in Rent Seeking Contests.
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