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On the Independence and Identical Distribution of Points in Tennis


Franc J. G. M. Klaassen


University of Amsterdam - Research Institute in Economics & Econometrics (RESAM); Tinbergen Institute

J.R. Magnus


Tilburg University, CentER
1998

Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research, Discussion Paper Series No. 1998-53

Abstract:     
This article presents a study of the (conditional) probability of winning a point on service, based on almost 90,000 points played at Wimbledon, 1992-1995. We show that points are neither independent nor identically distributed, and we present an extended logit model that captures the dependence and non-identical distribution. Many well-known tennis hypotheses are tested; most are refuted.

JEL Classification: C19

working papers series


Date posted: December 18, 1998  

Suggested Citation

Klaassen, Franc J. G. M. and Magnus, J.R., On the Independence and Identical Distribution of Points in Tennis (1998). Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research, Discussion Paper Series No. 1998-53. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=138096

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Franc J. G. M. Klaassen
University of Amsterdam - Research Institute in Economics & Econometrics (RESAM) ( email )
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Tinbergen Institute ( email )
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Jan R. Magnus (Contact Author)
Tilburg University, CentER ( email )
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