Activity Number:
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168
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Type:
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Topic Contributed
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Date/Time:
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Tuesday, August 13, 2002 : 8:30 AM to 10:20 AM
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Sponsor:
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Section on Statistics in Sports*
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Abstract - #300711 |
Title:
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He... Could... Go... All... The... Way: Evaluating the Return of the Missed Field Goal in Canadian Football
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Author(s):
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Keith Willoughby*+
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Affiliation(s):
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Bucknell University
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Address:
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, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, 17837, USA
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Keywords:
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sports ; regression analysis
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Abstract:
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We examine the return of the missed field goal, an important decision encountered in Canadian football. A player faced with this dilemma must decide between conceding a single point to the opposition, or attempting to return the ball into the field of play. Using game data from the Canadian Football League, we develop a linear regression model to determine the expected value of field position. We illustrate the yard line at which a particular team would be indifferent between starting possession of the football or conceding a single point.
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