Keogh, Sarah and O'Neill, Donal
(2012)
A Statistical Analysis of the Fairness of Alternative Handicapping Systems in Ten-Pin Bowling.
The American Statistician, 66 (4).
pp. 209-213.
ISSN 0003-1305
Abstract
Using data on approximately 1040 games of bowling, we
examine the fairness of alternative handicapping systems in ten
pin bowling. The objective of a handicap system is to allow
less-skilled bowlers to compete against more skilled opponents
on a level playing field. We show that the current systems used
in many leagues do not achieve this objective and we propose a
new optimal system which equalizes the playing field across all
potential match-ups.
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