No Better Moment to Score a Goal than Just Before Half Time? A Soccer Myth Statistically Tested
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- Stijn Baert & Simon Amez, 2018. "No better moment to score a goal than just before half time? A soccer myth statistically tested," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 13(3), pages 1-17, March.
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goal scoring; sports; soccer; fixed effects regression models;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- L83 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Services - - - Sports; Gambling; Restaurants; Recreation; Tourism
- J44 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Particular Labor Markets - - - Professional Labor Markets and Occupations
- Z00 - Other Special Topics - - General - - - General
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