Analyzing Wimbledon: The Power of Statistics
Analyzing Wimbledon: The Power of Statistics
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Author(s): Klaassen, Franc
ISBN No.: 9780199355976
Pages: 272
Year: 201312
Format: E-Book
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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 "e;hypotheses"e; 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 "e;winning mood"e; 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.


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