Rating competitors before tournament starts: how it's affecting team progression in a soccer tournament

In professional sporting events, rating competitors before tournament start is a well-known approach to distinguish the favorite team and the weaker teams. Various methodologies are used to rate competitors. In this paper, we explore four ways to rate competitors; least squares rating, maximum likel...

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Main Authors: Mat Yusof, Muhammad, Sulaiman, Tajularipin, Khalid, Ruzelan, Abdul Hamid, Mohamad Shukri, Mansor, Rosnalini
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: AIP Publishing LLC 2014
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/57565/1/Rating%20competitors%20before%20tournament%20starts%20how%20it%27s%20affecting%20team%20progression%20in%20a%20soccer%20tournament.pdf