Upsets, giant-killings, adios, bye-bye: FIFA rankings STILL ahead in predicting results
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* At the completion of the Italy-Costa Rica match in Group D in Recife, half of the 2014 World Cup group games (24 of 48) had been played. There have been expected victories for some nations, big upsets for others - Adios Spain! Bye-bye England! - and more goals than most fans would have expected. So who could have forecast this? Actually, a huge variety of ‘experts’, forecasters, theorists, modelers and systems have tried to predict the outcome of this tournament, from Goldman Sachs to boffin statistical organisations. In his second post for
Upsets, giant-killings, adios, bye-bye: FIFA rankings STILL ahead in predicting results
Upsets, giant-killings, adios, bye-bye: FIFA…
Upsets, giant-killings, adios, bye-bye: FIFA rankings STILL ahead in predicting results
* At the completion of the Italy-Costa Rica match in Group D in Recife, half of the 2014 World Cup group games (24 of 48) had been played. There have been expected victories for some nations, big upsets for others - Adios Spain! Bye-bye England! - and more goals than most fans would have expected. So who could have forecast this? Actually, a huge variety of ‘experts’, forecasters, theorists, modelers and systems have tried to predict the outcome of this tournament, from Goldman Sachs to boffin statistical organisations. In his second post for