Predicting discrete outcomes with the maximum score estimator: the case of the NCAA men's basketball tournament
Article Abstract:
The advantages of a maximum score estimator to predict discrete outcomes are discussed. Unlike the probit model, the maximum score estimator maximizes the number of correct predictions.
Publisher: Elsevier B.V.
Publication Name: International Journal of Forecasting
Subject: Economics
ISSN: 0169-2070
Year: 2003
United States, Sports, Tournaments, Sports tournaments, Basketball, NCAA
Publication Name: International Journal of Forecasting
Subject: Economics
ISSN: 0169-2070
Year: 2003
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Monetary policy signaling and movements in the term structure of interest rates
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The impact of monetary policy signals, such as central bank communication, on the term structure of interest rates is analyzed.
Publisher: Elsevier B.V.
Publication Name: Journal of Monetary Economics
Subject: Economics
ISSN: 0304-3932
Year: 2006
Germany, Sweden, Interest Rates, Interpretation and construction, Monetary policy
Publication Name: Journal of Monetary Economics
Subject: Economics
ISSN: 0304-3932
Year: 2006
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Subjects list: Forecasts and trends, Market trend/market analysis
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