Hidden power law patterns in the top European football leagues

被引：10
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作者：
Da Silva, Sergio [1 ]
Matsushita, Raul [2 ]
Silveira, Eliza [1 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Fed Santa Catarina, Dept Econ, BR-88049970 Florianopolis, SC, Brazil
[2] Univ Brasilia, Dept Stat, BR-70910900 Brasilia, DF, Brazil
来源：
PHYSICA A-STATISTICAL MECHANICS AND ITS APPLICATIONS | 2013年 / 392卷 / 21期
关键词：
Power laws; Wars; Sports; Terrorism; Football; Soccer;
D O I：
10.1016/j.physa.2013.07.008
中图分类号：
O4 [物理学];
学科分类号：
0702 ;
摘要：
Because sports are stylized combat, sports may follow power laws similar to those found for wars, individual clashes, and acts of terrorism. We show this fact for football (soccer) by adjusting power laws that show a close relationship between rank and points won by the clubs participating in the latest seasons of the top fifteen European football leagues. In addition, we use Shannon entropy for gauging league competitive balance. As a result, we are able to rank the leagues according to competitiveness. (C) 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码：5376 / 5386
页数：11
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