A Probabilistic Model for Evaluation of Volleyball Scoring Systems |
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| Authors: | Phillip E Pfeifer Stuart Jay Deutsch |
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| Institution: | 1. Colgate Darden Graduate School of Business Administration , University of Virginia , Charlottesville , VA , 22906 , USA;2. School of Industrial and Systems Engineering , Georgia Institute of Technology , Atlanta , GA , 30332 , USA |
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| Abstract: | Abstract A probabilistic model for the game of volleyball is developed to evaluate alternative scoring systems. This Markov chain model is then recursively solved, to determine the distribution of the number of serves per game and the probability that a given team wins. These results are then used to evaluate the effects on the game of volleyball of a proposed change in the scoring system. |
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| Keywords: | volleyball probabilistic model |
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