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I found it odd that a long article from a statistics website like 538 didn't mention the statistical anomalies that suggested match fixing in sumo wrestling. I
by jasode 10y ago
I found it odd that a long article from a statistics website like 538 didn't mention the statistical anomalies that suggested match fixing in sumo wrestling. I learned about that from the Freakonomics book.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Match-fixing_in_professional_sumo https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Match-fixing_in_professional_s...
- Avenger42 10y agoSure, you can write that story too, but this author seems more interested in across-the-eras comparison stories, like the one he linked comparing Peyton Manning to other great quarterbacks.
- riffraff 10y agoI think OP's point was that you should be accounting for match fixing when comparing across the eras. If there is incentive in modern times to have some results and the incentive wasn't there before then it should be accounted for. I have no clue about american football, but presumably this would be like accounting for differences in ball materials, regulations etc.