Open AccessBalance in Competition in Dutch Soccer
Author(s) -
Koning Ruud H.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
journal of the royal statistical society: series d (the statistician)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1467-9884
pISSN - 0039-0526
DOI - 10.1111/1467-9884.00244
Subject(s) - balance (ability) , competition (biology) , probit model , quality (philosophy) , ordered probit , probit , economics , econometrics , psychology , biology , neuroscience , epistemology , philosophy , ecology
We estimate an ordered probit model for soccer results in the Netherlands. The result of a game is assumed to be determined by home ground advantage and differences in quality between the opposing teams. The parameters of the model are used to assess whether the balance in competition in Dutch professional soccer has changed over time. Contrary to popular belief, we find that the balance has not changed much since the mid‐1970s.
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