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Biased penalty calls in the National Hockey League
Author(s) -
Beaudoin David,
Schulte Oliver,
Swartz Tim B.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
statistical analysis and data mining: the asa data science journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.381
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1932-1872
pISSN - 1932-1864
DOI - 10.1002/sam.11320
Subject(s) - league , situational ethics , computer science , penalty method , data science , psychology , operations research , applied psychology , engineering , mathematics , social psychology , mathematical optimization , physics , astronomy
This paper investigates penalty calls in the National Hockey League (NHL). Our study shows that there are various situational effects that are associated with the next penalty call. These situational effects are related to the accumulated penalty calls, the goal differential, the stage of the match and the relative strengths of the two teams. We also investigate individual referee effects across the NHL. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Statistical Analysis and Data Mining: The ASA Data Science Journal, 2016