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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
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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.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Keywords: | Handicap systems; Log-normality; |
| Academic Unit: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Economics, Finance and Accounting |
| Item ID: | 11369 |
| Identification Number: | 10.1080/00031305.2012.726933 |
| Depositing User: | Donal O'Neill |
| Date Deposited: | 18 Oct 2019 09:45 |
| Journal or Publication Title: | The American Statistician |
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
| Refereed: | Yes |
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| Use Licence: | This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here |
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