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Hockey pools for profit: a simulation based player selection strategy

Summers, 2005

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The goal of this project is to develop an optimal player selection strategy for a common playoff hockey pool. The challenge is to make the strategy applicable in real time. Most selection methods rely on the draftee's hockey knowledge. Our selection strategy was …
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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