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According to the article, "Niels van Quaquebeke and Steffen R. Giessner, researchers at Erasmus University in Rotterdam, compiled refereeing data from seven seasons of the German Bundesliga and the UEFA Champions League, as well as three World Cups (123,844 fouls in total)" and found: | According to the article, "Niels van Quaquebeke and Steffen R. Giessner, researchers at Erasmus University in Rotterdam, compiled refereeing data from seven seasons of the German Bundesliga and the UEFA Champions League, as well as three World Cups (123,844 fouls in total)" and found: | ||
HEIGHT DIFFERENCE PROBABILITY OF FOUL AGAINST TALLER PLAYER | |||
1-5 cm 52.0% | |||
6-10 cm 55.4% | |||
> 10 cm 58.8% | |||
Avg. Height of Perpetrator Avg. Height of Victim | |||
182.4 cm 181.5 cm | |||
Note that the height difference on average is only 0.9 cm! | |||
To be continued... | To be continued... | ||
Submitted by Paul Alper | Submitted by Paul Alper | ||
Revision as of 02:21, 12 February 2010
Quotations
Forsooth
Census errors
Can you trust Census data?
Freakonomics blog, New York Times, 2 February 2010
Justin Wolfers
Bureau obscured personal data—Too well, some say
Numbers Guy blog, Wall Street Journal, 6 February 2010
Carl Bialik
To be continued...
Submitted by Bill Peterson
Height bias or data dredging?
Soccer referees hate the tall guys
Wall Street Journal, 8 Feburary 2010
According to the article, "Niels van Quaquebeke and Steffen R. Giessner, researchers at Erasmus University in Rotterdam, compiled refereeing data from seven seasons of the German Bundesliga and the UEFA Champions League, as well as three World Cups (123,844 fouls in total)" and found:
HEIGHT DIFFERENCE PROBABILITY OF FOUL AGAINST TALLER PLAYER 1-5 cm 52.0% 6-10 cm 55.4% > 10 cm 58.8% Avg. Height of Perpetrator Avg. Height of Victim 182.4 cm 181.5 cm
Note that the height difference on average is only 0.9 cm!
To be continued... Submitted by Paul Alper