The Science of Bracketology

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Barbara Christopher
Industrial and Systems Engineering
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The Science of Bracketology

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The computerized ranking system of three Georgia Tech professors could keep you from taking a bath in your annual March Madness office pool.

The Science of Bracketology, by Andrew Simonelli, was published in the March/April issue of Contingencies, the magazine of the actuarial profession.

The article discusses the computerized ranking system of three professors at Georgia Tech's H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering and how it could keep you from taking a bath in your annual March Madness office pool.

Read the full article at:
http://www.contingencies.org/marapr09/bracketology.pdf


To learn more about Contingencies, visit:
http://www.contingencies.org/marapr09/.

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School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISYE)

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bracketology, H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering, joel sokol, paul kvam, sports scheduling
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  • Created By: Barbara Christopher
  • Workflow Status: Published
  • Created On: Mar 5, 2009 - 8:00pm
  • Last Updated: Oct 7, 2016 - 11:03pm