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ability

by Peter Cotton

 

15 Aug 2010

ABILITY - Infer ability from probability of winning a competition

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This function calibrates a simple performance model for N contestants (from which probabilities for any complex outcome can be computed including order statistics, trifecta and quinella probabilities, head to head and so forth). The performance model assumes that scores follow a Generalized Extreme Value Distribution
Required Products Statistics Toolbox
MATLAB release MATLAB 7.9 (2009b)
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statistics Peter Cotton 16 Aug 2010 10:10:45
probability Peter Cotton 16 Aug 2010 10:10:45
generalized Peter Cotton 16 Aug 2010 10:10:45
extreme value Peter Cotton 16 Aug 2010 10:10:45
gev Peter Cotton 16 Aug 2010 10:10:45
exacta Peter Cotton 16 Aug 2010 10:10:45
trifecta Peter Cotton 16 Aug 2010 10:10:45
quinella Peter Cotton 16 Aug 2010 10:10:45
order statistics Peter Cotton 16 Aug 2010 10:10:45
gev Svein 09 Nov 2010 03:36:38

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