Minimax Play at Wimbledon

A test of the minimax hypothesis is developed using field data from championship professional tennis matches, and it is found that win rates in the serve and return play of top professional tennis players are consistent with the minimax hypothesis. However, the players' choices are not consiste...

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Published in:The American economic review 2001-12, Vol.91 (5), p.1521-1538
Main Authors: Walker, Mark, Wooders, John
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Binomials
Cash
Datasets
Economic models
Economic theory
Empirical tests
Equilibrium
Experiments
Game theory
Games
Games of strategy
Human subjects
Hypotheses
Jesters
Minimax
Motivation
Null hypothesis
P values
Probabilities
Probability
Shorter Papers
Sports
Statistical analysis
Studies
Tennis
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