JSM 2011 Online Program

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562 * ! Wed, 8/3/2011, 2:00 PM - 3:50 PM CC-A205
Statistical Analyses of Judging in Athletic Competitions: The Role of Human Nature — Topic Contributed Papers
Section on Statistics in Sports , Social Statistics Section
Organizer(s): John Emerson, Yale University
Chair(s): Michael Kane, Yale University
2:05 PM Racial Bias among MLB Umpires -- Evaluating the Evidence Phil Birnbaum, Society for American Baseball Research
2:25 PM The Phantom Judge John Emerson, Yale University
2:45 PM Perception = Reality? Analyzing Specific Allegations of NBA Referee Bias Ryan M. Rodenberg, Florida State University
3:05 PM Bias in Sequential Order Judging: Primacy, Recency, Sequential Bias, and Difficulty Bias Kurt W. Rotthoff, Seton Hall University ; Hillary Morgan, Seton Hall University
3:25 PM Floor Discussion



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