An unexpected characteristic of tournament predictive power

A tournament is a series of games (matches) among competitors for an overall prize. Beyond sporting events, tournament structure can relate to elections, applicants competing for an employment position, etc. Tournament structure also exists within certain species of birds and mammals where dominance relations develop, forming a tournament-like pecking structure [1]. The format of the tournament depends on the tournament’s objective giving consideration to time, financial, geographical, and other constraints. The two most common formats where players compete pairwise are the single elimination (knockout, sudden death) tournament and the round robin tournament. Our discussion includes both. A third popular format is that of a contest, where all players perform simultaneously only once. Examples of this type include most golf tournaments as well as track and field athletic events. A detailed analysis of contests as they relate to topics discussed here is given in [2].

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MEASURING AND FORECASTING FAN INTEREST IN NFL FOOTBALL GAMES

The Journal of Gambling Business and Economics ◽

10.5750/jgbe.v6i3.611 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 6 (3) ◽

pp. 34-46 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Rodney J Paul ◽

Yoav Wachsman ◽

Andrew Weinbach

Keyword(s):

Predictive Power ◽

Sporting Events ◽

Market Data ◽

Media Audiences ◽

Betting Market ◽

Betting Markets ◽

The Relationship ◽

Margin Of Victory

This study examines the relationship between NFL game characteristics and the frequency of fan ratings on the NFL’s website (www.NFL.com). The margin of victory and overall total points scored in a game are shown to be significant determinants of the number of times individual games are rated; suggesting fans enjoy close and high-scoring games. While the actual game characteristics are only known for certain after the game is played, information provided by betting markets show similar predictive power in estimating the number of times a game is rated. Given that betting market data is generated prior to the start of the game, these relationships may allow for improvements in pre-game forecasting of television, or other media, audiences for live sporting events.

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The Predictive Power of Noisy Round-Robin Tournaments

SSRN Electronic Journal ◽

10.2139/ssrn.843407 ◽

2004 ◽

Author(s):

Andreas Ortmann ◽

Dmitry Ryvkin

Keyword(s):

Predictive Power ◽

Round Robin ◽

Round Robin Tournaments

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Introduction

10.5622/illinois/9780252043482.003.0001 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 1-11

Author(s):

Cat M. Ariail

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Black Women ◽

The United States ◽

Track And Field ◽

Sporting Events ◽

Race And Gender ◽

And Gender ◽

Young Black Women ◽

Track Athletes

This introductory chapter considers the symbolic significance of the baton pass in a track and field relay, using this moment of possibility and precarity to encapsulate the experiences and influence of black women track athletes in the postwar United States. Despite the perpetual precarity of the marginalized sport of women’s track and field, young black women who competed in the sport navigated barriers of race and gender to find possibilities. As they repeatedly represented the United States in international sporting events, they would contest, challenge, and confirm the racial and gender conceptions of American identity. On and off the track, young black women track and field athletes were active agents in the remaking of Americanness.

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Physiotherapy utilisation by sports physicians for musculoskeletal injuries in selected elite sports in Nigeria

South African Journal of Physiotherapy ◽

10.4102/sajp.v56i3.538 ◽

2000 ◽

Vol 56 (3) ◽

pp. 19-23

Author(s):

U. Ushotanefe ◽

F. E. Mbajiogu ◽

A. O. Sanya

Keyword(s):

Sports Medicine ◽

Musculoskeletal Injuries ◽

Track And Field ◽

Lower Limbs ◽

Sporting Events ◽

Basketball Players ◽

Professional Groups ◽

Sports Events ◽

Sport Events ◽

Elite Sports

In Nigeria, the majority of injured athletes seen in sports physiotherapy units are referred by sports physicians. The extent to which a physician utilises the services of physiotherapy in sport depends largely on the level of awareness or knowledge of physiotherapy services that such physicians have. This survey evaluated the degree of utilisation of physiotherapy services for the treatment of injuries during preparation for multi-sports events by sports physicians in selected elite sporting events in Nigeria.One hundred and twenty-eight athletes, coaches, sports administrators, scientists, medical doctors and physiotherapists located at four different camping sites, were sampled. The responses between different professional groups on the non-utilisation of physiotherapy services by sports physicians during preparation for multi-sport events, was not significant. However, Nigerian professionals who were surveyed, accepted the hypothesis that sports physicians did not utilize physiotherapy services for the management of musculoskeletal injuries during training and pre-games preparation in selected elite sports in Nigeria.This retrospective study of the actual referral records at the clinic of the sports medicine centre revealed that 20 (91%) different types of musculoskeletal injuries sustained by volley ball players were referred for physiotherapy. Nine (56.3%) injuries sustained by basketball players, 62 (87.3%) by track and field athletes, and 6 (74%) by football players were referred for physiotherapy between 1992 and 1995. The majority of the injuries sustained were ligamentous sprain and muscular strain with joints of the lower limbs and the back mostly affected.

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Predictive Power of Peer Behavioral Assessment for Subsequent Maladjustment in Community Samples of Disruptive and Nondisruptive Children

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry ◽

10.1017/s0021963099005181 ◽

2000 ◽

Vol 41 (2) ◽

pp. 181-190 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

George M. Realmuto ◽

Gerald J. August ◽

Joel M. Hektner

Keyword(s):

Predictive Power ◽

Behavioral Assessment

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Prosodic Impairment Associated With Traumatic Brain Injury

Perspectives on Neurophysiology and Neurogenic Speech and Language Disorders ◽

10.1044/nnsld19.3.97 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 19 (3) ◽

pp. 97-102

Author(s):

Billy Irwin

Keyword(s):

Traumatic Brain Injury ◽

Brain Injury ◽

Detailed Analysis ◽

Acoustic Characteristics ◽

Individual Variations

Abstract Purpose: This article discusses impaired prosody production subsequent to traumatic brain injury (TBI). Prosody may affect naturalness and intelligibility of speech significantly, often for the long term, and TBI may result in a variety of impairments. Method: Intonation, rate, and stress production are discussed in terms of the perceptual, physiological, and acoustic characteristics associated with TBI. Results and Conclusions: All aspects of prosodic production are susceptible to the effects of damage resulting from TBI. There are commonly associated prosodic impairments; however, individual variations in specific aspects of prosody require detailed analysis.

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