Minimax on the gridiron: Serial correlation and its effects on outcomes in the National Football League
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Keywords
serial correlation; game theory; mixed strategies; matching pennies;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- C72 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Game Theory and Bargaining Theory - - - Noncooperative Games
- C93 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Design of Experiments - - - Field Experiments
- D03 - Microeconomics - - General - - - Behavioral Microeconomics: Underlying Principles
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-GTH-2014-11-22 (Game Theory)
- NEP-SPO-2014-11-22 (Sports and Economics)
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