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Abstract Details
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Activity Number:
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329
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Type:
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Topic Contributed
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Date/Time:
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Tuesday, August 2, 2011 : 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM
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Sponsor:
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Section on Statistics in Sports
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| Abstract - #300588 |
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Title:
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Ratings Par Excellence: A New Handicapping System for Golf
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Author(s):
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Tim Swartz*+
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Companies:
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Simon Fraser University
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Address:
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dept of stats/actsci, burnaby, BC, v5a1s6, canada
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Keywords:
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data analysis ;
golf ;
handicapping ;
normal distribution ;
order statistics
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Abstract:
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The handicapping system of the Royal Canadian Golf Association (RCGA) is very similar to the handicapping system of the United States Golf Association (USGA). Although these handicapping systems are complex and have been carefully studied, the systems do not take statistical theory into account. In 2000, the Handicap Research Committee of the RCGA was formed and challenged with the task of developing a new handicapping system. This talk outlines the proposed system. The proposed system continues to make use of the existing course ratings and slope ratings, but uses statistical theory to drive the methodology. In this talk, we demonstrate that the proposed system has several advantages over the current system, including fairness and improved interpretability. The proposed system is supported by both theory and data analyses.
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