Soccer matches as experiments: how often does the 'best' team win? · HackerPapers discussionshttps://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/0909.4555/Collected HN comments and submissions linking this paper.enMon, 02 Nov 2026 11:16:22 GMTSoccer matches as experiments: how often does the 'best' team win? — mentioned by brenthttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=902503urn:hackerpapers:mention:0909.4555:902503Mon, 26 Oct 2009 02:07:24 GMT<p>I wouldn&#x27;t spend too much time on the world cup problem :-). http://arxiv.org/abs/0909.4555</p><p><a href="https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/0909.4555/">Paper and discussion history</a>. A mention is not an endorsement.</p>physics.soc-phSoccer matches as experiments: how often does the 'best' team win? — mentioned by chasingsparkshttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=850621urn:hackerpapers:mention:0909.4555:850621Tue, 29 Sep 2009 16:07:25 GMT<p>Link to the abstract (w/ PDF download): http://arxiv.org/abs/0909.4555</p><p><a href="https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/0909.4555/">Paper and discussion history</a>. A mention is not an endorsement.</p>physics.soc-ph