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  1. Are women more predictable than men?

    During the NCAA basketball tournaments from 2002 to 2005, men's games produced 27% more upsets than women's games. To test whether these unpredictable results were due to gender differences, we conduct logit analysis to explain upsets by gender and... more

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    During the NCAA basketball tournaments from 2002 to 2005, men's games produced 27% more upsets than women's games. To test whether these unpredictable results were due to gender differences, we conduct logit analysis to explain upsets by gender and other potentially significant variables, including differences in competing teams': (i) RPI scores, (ii) percentage of freshmen, (iii) percentage of seniors, (iv) top scorer's total points and, (v) top three scorers' total points. These analyses suggest that gender plays a significant role in explaining predictability.

     

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    Source: Union catalogues
    Language: English
    Media type: Article (journal)
    Format: Print
    Parent title: In: Applied economics; Abingdon : Routledge, 1969; 42(2010), 4/6 vom: Feb./März, Seite 641-645

    Subjects: Profisport; Ballsport; Geschlechterforschung
  2. Major League Baseball attendance and the role of fantasy baseball
    Published: 2012

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    Source: Union catalogues
    Language: English
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    Parent title: In: Journal of sports economics; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage, 2000; 13(2012), 5 vom: Okt., Seite 494-514

    Subjects: Ballsport; Profisport; Sportveranstaltung; Computerspiel; Konsumentenverhalten; USA
  3. The impact of game outcomes on fantasy football participation and National Football League media consumption
    Published: 2013

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    Source: Union catalogues
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    Parent title: In: Sport marketing quarterly; Morgantown, W Va. : Fitness Information Technology Inc., 1993; 22(2013), 1 vom: März, Seite 33-47

    Subjects: Fußball; Profisport; Computerspiel; Konsumentenverhalten; USA
    Scope: graph. Darst.