Analyzing Wimbledon - The Power of Statistics (Hardcover, New)

The game of tennis raises many questions that are of interest to a statistician. Is it true that beginning to serve in a set gives an advantage? Are new balls an advantage? Is the seventh game in a set particularly important? Are top players more stable than other players? Do real champions win the big points? These and many other questions are formulated as "hypotheses" and tested statistically. Analyzing Wimbledon also discusses how the outcome of a match can be predicted (even while the match is in progress), which points are important and which are not, how to choose an optimal service strategy, and whether "winning mood" actually exists in tennis. Aimed at readers with some knowledge of mathematics and statistics, the book uses tennis (Wimbledon in particular) as a vehicle to illustrate the power and beauty of statistical reasoning.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	2014
First published:	2014
Authors:	Franc Klaassen (Professor of International Economics) • Jan R. Magnus (Emeritus Professor, Tilburg University and Visiting Professor of Econometrics,)
Dimensions:	234 x 161 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	272
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-935595-2
Categories:	Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Economic theory & philosophy Books > Sport & Leisure > Sports & outdoor recreation > Ball games > Racket games > Tennis Promotions
LSN:	0-19-935595-9
Barcode:	9780199355952

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