Stumbling on wins : two economists expose the pitfalls on the road to victory in professional sports
INITIAL_TITLE_SRCH:
Stumbling on wins : two economists expose the pitfalls on the road to victory in professional sports
AUTHOR:
Berri, David J.
Schmidt, Martin B.
ISBN:
9780132357784
PUBLICATION_INFO:
Upper Saddle River, N.J. : FT Press, 2010
PHYSICAL_DESC:
xvi, 237 p. ; 24 cm
GENERAL_NOTE:
Includes bibliographical references and index
CONTENTS:
Maybe the fans are right -- Defending Isiah -- The search for useful stats -- Football in black and white -- Finding the face of the franchise -- The pareto principle and drafting mistakes -- Inefficient on the field -- Is it the teacher or the students? -- Painting a bigger picture.
SUBJECT:
| Professional sports -- Economic aspects -- United States |
| Professional sports -- Social aspects -- United States |