The advantage of the coin toss for the new overtime system in the National Football League

DOI10.4169/COLLEGE.MATH.J.47.1.2MaRDI QIDQ4581551zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Jacqueline Leake, Nicholas A. Pritchard

Publication date 20 August 2018

Published in The College Mathematics Journal (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.4169/college.math.j.47.1.2

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Combinatorial probability (60C05) Applications of Markov chains and discrete-time Markov processes on general state spaces (social mobility, learning theory, industrial processes, etc.) (60J20) Probability theory (educational aspects) (97K50) Distributions and stochastic processes (educational aspects) (97K60)

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• How to divide the possession of a football?

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