In 1992, a paper titled “A fair result in foul weather” was presented at the Royal Statistical Society. This was in response to the rather farcical ending of sports semi final match.
The method introduced the concept of ‘resources’ in making score estimations for truncated games – X & Y. Simply put, a team with more X & Y would have a higher scoring potential.
Give me the Sport, the Method and X & Y. 5 points for each.
Tag: cricket
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The term X was coin as a way of measurement of the English Cricket Team against others. The first version of X occurred between England & Australia in 1877. Over the years, other countries were was included in X – South Africa (1889), West Indies (1928), New Zealand (1980), India (1932) and so on and so forth.
There are 12 teams currently which qualify for X. Identify X.
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The original location of Bronx, New York was scraped due to protests from the local residents. Long Island, New York was then chosen due to concentration of a particular community in the area. The complex is meant to be a temporary location, with the seating stands being borrowed from Las Vegas Formula 1 race.
What am I talking about?
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Connect the following companies to the world of sports. Also can you identify the missing company?
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One sponsor of this team went to jail for failing to appear before a court.
The next sponsor is merging its business with a competitor after losing market share.
The one after that had to break its business due to geo-political reasons.
Another sponsor has lost its valuation by 90%.
Which sports team have all these businesses sponsored?
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Connect the 10 countries highlighted below to an international event.
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X released his first music album in 2000 in a band with his brother. In 2007, he released a single alongside the legendary singer Asha Bhosle. His media career progressed further with the release of a movie with Tannishtha Chatterjee in 2016.
Identify X.