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Probability Models for Tennis Scoring Systems
Author(s) -
Riddle Lawrence H.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
journal of the royal statistical society: series c (applied statistics)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.205
H-Index - 72
eISSN - 1467-9876
pISSN - 0035-9254
DOI - 10.2307/2347494
Subject(s) - scoring system , computer science , probability model , point (geometry) , machine learning , artificial intelligence , statistics , mathematics , medicine , geometry , surgery
SUMMARY Models are developed for each of the common tennis tiebreaker scoring systems based on a fixed probability for each player to win a point on his serve. The models are used to compare each scoring system. Assumptions about and predictions from the models are tested using data from actual tennis matches.