ANALYZING WIMBLEDON by Franc Klaassen, Jan R. Magnus ( 9780199355952 )

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Title:

ANALYZING WIMBLEDON
THE POWER OF STATISTICS

By:

Franc Klaassen, Jan R. Magnus

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Hardback

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0199355959

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9780199355952

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Publisher:

OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS INC

Pub. date:

23 January, 2014

Pages:

272

Description:

In tennis, is it true that beginning to serve in a set gives an advantage? Can the outcome of a match be predicted? Which points are important, and do real champions win the big points? Do players serve optimally? Does "winning mood" exist? The book answers such questions, demonstrating the power and beauty of statistical reasoning.

Synopsis:

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 "hypotheses" 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 "winning mood" 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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