OR analysis of sporting rules:a survey

Wright, Mike (2014) OR analysis of sporting rules:a survey. European Journal of Operational Research, 232 (1). pp. 1-8. ISSN 0377-2217

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Abstract

This paper surveys the academic OR/analytics literature describing research into the laws and rules of sports and sporting competitions. The literature is divided into post hoc analyses and proposals for future changes, and is also divided into laws/rules of sports themselves and rules/organisation of tournaments or competitions. The survey outlines a large number of studies covering 21 sports in many parts of the world. The analytical approaches most commonly used are found to be various forms of regression analysis and simulation. Issues highlighted by this survey include the different views of what constitutes fairness and the frequency with which changes produce unintended consequences.

Item Type:
Journal Article
Journal or Publication Title:
European Journal of Operational Research
Additional Information:
The final, definitive version of this article has been published in the Journal, European Journal of Operational Research 232 (1), 2014, © ELSEVIER.
Uncontrolled Keywords:
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Subjects:
?? OR IN SPORTREVIEWSURVEYANALYTICSRULESTOURNAMENTSMANAGEMENT SCIENCEMODELLING AND SIMULATIONMANAGEMENT SCIENCE AND OPERATIONS RESEARCHINFORMATION SYSTEMS AND MANAGEMENTHB ECONOMIC THEORYDISCIPLINE-BASED RESEARCH ??
ID Code:
63259
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Deposited On:
04 Apr 2013 09:11
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Yes
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Published
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15 Sep 2023 00:05