Measuring Short-Run Uncertainty of Outcome in Sporting Leagues

Alistair Dawson and Paul Downward
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Alistair Dawson: Staffordshire University Business School
Paul Downward: Staffordshire University Business School

Journal of Sports Economics, 2005, vol. 6, issue 3, 303-313

Abstract: We note the recurrence of errors in specifying an econometric proxy for short-run uncertainty of outcome in sporting fixtures. This research note aims to prevent the spread of these errors because they are becoming embedded in a growing literature. The note also suggests how investigators might more usefully define uncertainty of outcome.

Keywords: uncertainty of outcome; betting odds; league performance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2005
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DOI: 10.1177/1527002504266631

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