Keyword: sports

Found 91 papers in total
Tabu search and ejection chains – application to a node weighted version of the cardinality-constrained TSP
Tabu search and ejection chains – application to a node weighted version of the cardinality-constrained TSP
1997,
A cardinality-constrained travelling salesman problem (CC-TSP) requires the salesman...
An uplifting experience – simulating the effect of new uplift facilities at the Cairngorm Ski Centre
An uplifting experience – simulating the effect of new uplift facilities at the Cairngorm Ski Centre
1997,
A funicular railway is to be built to replace the main chairlift at Cairngorm and it...
Injuries and use of protective equipment among college in-line skaters
Injuries and use of protective equipment among college in-line skaters
1996,
In-line skating injuries and protective gear use were explored in a sample of college...
Repeated measures analysis of binary outcomes: Applications to injury research
Repeated measures analysis of binary outcomes: Applications to injury research
1996,
Repeated measures are reasonably common in injury research and thus tools are required...
Efficiency of Racetrack Betting Markets
Efficiency of Racetrack Betting Markets
1997,
Ranking players in multiple tournaments
Ranking players in multiple tournaments
1996,
This paper examines a generalization of the standard round robin tournament. First the...
Parameter-identification and optimal-control of ground temperature
Parameter-identification and optimal-control of ground temperature
1995,
To avoid the use of pesticides on putting greens of golf courses, a temperature...
Dynamic programming and two puzzles of Dudeney
Dynamic programming and two puzzles of Dudeney
1996,
A puzzle posed by the king of mathematical puzzles, Henry Dudeney, is used to...
Supporting the choice of the sports fishing site
Supporting the choice of the sports fishing site
1995,
In this study, a cardinal choice model is presented for analysing the preferences of...
An evolutionary tabu search algorithm and the National Hockey League scheduling problem
An evolutionary tabu search algorithm and the National Hockey League scheduling problem
1995,
This paper presents a new evolutionary procedure for solving general optimization...
An envelope function model for forecasting athletics records
An envelope function model for forecasting athletics records
1994,
The purpose of this paper is to present a multiplicative model for the fastest time...
Using LP to determine post-factor consistency in performance evaluation of major league baseball players
Using LP to determine post-factor consistency in performance evaluation of major league baseball players
1993,
The authors use linear programming to judge the consistency of the performance...
Sailing ship routing and dynamic programming
Sailing ship routing and dynamic programming
1993,
This paper deals with the general sailing ship routing problem. A general model for...
Games of boldness, where the player performing the hardest task wins
Games of boldness, where the player performing the hardest task wins
1992,
In a game of boldness a player chooses one from a group of tasks, each having a known...
Sequential decision making: Some non-technical applications of dynamic programming
Sequential decision making: Some non-technical applications of dynamic programming
1991,
The paper presents an elementary introduction to dynamic programming and describes...
A combinatorial optimization problem arising in dartboard design
A combinatorial optimization problem arising in dartboard design
1991,
In this paper, the problem of optimally locating the numbers around a dartboard is...
Still more pulling on the goalie
Still more pulling on the goalie
1991,
Once again the goalie is taken to task for staying in the game too long. This time...
An efficient four-phase heuristic for the generalized orienteering problem
An efficient four-phase heuristic for the generalized orienteering problem
1991,
Orienteering is a sport in which a competitor constructs a path from a start to a...
A metric ranking method in an incomplete, unbalanced tournament
A metric ranking method in an incomplete, unbalanced tournament
1989,
The authors propsoe a metric method to rank n players in an incomplete, unbalanced...
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