Best Team Not Guaranteed World Cup Success
Friday, June 11, 2010 - 13:22
in Psychology & Sociology
The World Cup offers fans of the globe's most popular sport the chance to thrill and agonize over the ups and downs of their nations' teams. For scientists, whether or not they are fans, it's another chance to collect data and test hypotheses about how close the final match results reflected the relative skill and performance of the two teams -- and if they used the best possible winning strategies.