Limitations of the relative standard deviation of win percentages for measuring competitive balance in sports leagues

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Journal: Economics Letters
Year: 2010
Volume: 109
Issue: 1
Pages: 38-41

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1.005 = (α=2.01 / 1 authors) × 0.5x C-tier

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Abstract

The relative standard deviation of win percentages, widely used to measure competitive balance, has an upper bound which varies with the numbers of teams and games played. Accounting for this upper bound provides additional insights into competitive balance comparisons.

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RePEc Handle
repec:eee:ecolet:v:109:y:2010:i:1:p:38-41
Journal Field
General
Author Count
1
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2026-01-26