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A ratings based Poisson model for World Cup soccer simulation

D DyteSwinburne UniversityHawthornAustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
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S R ClarkeSwinburne UniversityHawthornAustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 993-998 | Received 01 Apr 1999, Accepted 01 Apr 2000, Published online: 21 Dec 2017

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