DocumentCode :
1454430
Title :
A taxonomy of sports rating systems
Author :
Stefani, Raymond T.
Author_Institution :
California State Univ., Long Beach, CA, USA
Volume :
29
Issue :
1
fYear :
1999
fDate :
1/1/1999 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage :
116
Lastpage :
120
Abstract :
Systems analysis is applied to a milieu of sports rating systems (SRSs) resulting in a unifying taxonomy. Each SRS operates in three phases: evaluation of sports performance, weighting of the evaluated performance and creation of a rating for each competitor using the weighted evaluated performance. In the first phase, sports are classified as: combat sports where each competitor tries to control the opponent, object sports where each competitor tries to control an object in direct competition with the opponent and independent sports where each competitor is unimpeded by the opponent. Each sports performance is evaluated by judging, measuring and/or scoring. In the second phase, weighting may be represented by matrix operations. In the third phase, there are two combinations of operations that classify SRSs: accumulative and adjustive approaches. Examples of SRSs are presented for boxing, track and field, golf, skiing, Olympic performances, chess, soccer, tennis, and those with the ability to predict future outcomes
Keywords :
decision support systems; sport; systems analysis; combat sports; independent sports; matrix operations; object sports; sports performance; sports rating systems; taxonomy; weighted evaluated performance; Aging; Anthropometry; Cybernetics; Educational institutions; Humans; TV; Taxonomy;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Systems, Man and Cybernetics, Part A: Systems and Humans, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher :
ieee
ISSN :
1083-4427
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1109/3468.736367
Filename :
736367
Link To Document :
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