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Are Women More Predictable than Men?
Applied Economics (2010)
  • Omer Gokcekus, Seton Hall University
  • Adam Godet
  • Heather Ramsey
Abstract
During the NCAA basketball tournaments from 2002 to 2005, men's games produced 27% more upsets than women's games. To test whether these unpredictable results were due to gender differences, we conduct logit analysis to explain upsets by gender and other potentially significant variables, including differences in competing teams’: (i) RPI scores, (ii) percentage of freshmen, (iii) percentage of seniors, (iv) top scorer's total points and, (v) top three scorers’ total points. These analyses suggest that gender plays a significant role in explaining predictability.
Publication Date
2010
DOI
10.1080/00036840701704451
Citation Information
Omer Gokcekus, Adam Godet and Heather Ramsey. "Are Women More Predictable than Men?" Applied Economics Vol. 42 Iss. 5 (2010) p. 641 - 645
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/omer_gokcekus/1/