A Monte Carlo assessment of suspense in sports and games

Emmanuel Dion (edion@audencia.com)
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Emmanuel Dion: Audencia Recherche - Audencia Business School

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Abstract: This paper analyses how the scoring systems actually and potentially used in a variety of sports and games affect the suspense they can generate. The experimental method relies on several Monte Carlo simulations applied on a comparative basis to basketball, table tennis and tennis. Results show that simple systems such as basketball scoring tend to generate limited uncertainty whereas stratified systems such as tennis scoring favour a higher level of unpredictability, hence suspense.

Keywords: Simulation; Scoring systems; Games; Sports; Suspense; Monte Carlo (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009-11
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Published in Revue Jeunes Chercheurs en Management du Sport, 2009, ( ), 8 p

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