Science v. Subjectivity: Selecting College Football Playoff Teams as a Case Study.

The article discusses the Selection Committee Protocol that is a guide on how the committee chooses the four playoff teams at the end of the regular season and after the league championship games. It notes that informed opinions can be important and a group of football experts might have insights in...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Publicado en:Skeptic Vol. 22; no. 1; pp. 46 - 50
Autor principal: DEFANT, MARC J.
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Skeptics Society 2017
Materias:
Acceso en línea:Ver este registro en EBSCOhost
Descripción
Sumario:The article discusses the Selection Committee Protocol that is a guide on how the committee chooses the four playoff teams at the end of the regular season and after the league championship games. It notes that informed opinions can be important and a group of football experts might have insights into the game that mere mortals might not. It adds that the use of deep data has been integrated into almost all sports.