Analysis and comparison of competitive balance in the Spanish ACB basketball league : a preliminary study
Martínez-Santos, Raúl (Universidad del País Vasco)
Enjuanes, Mario (Asociación de Clubes de Baloncesto (ACB))
de la Cruz-Sánchez, Ernesto (Universidad de Murcia)
Pino-Ortega, José (Universidad de Murcia)
Crespo, David

Date:	2009
Abstract:	Regardless its relevance in sports economics, competitive balance has not been studied neither in Spanish nor in European professional basketball. In this preliminary study we measured the competitive balance in the Spanish ACB League from seasons 1983/1984 to 2003/2004 using the well-known winning percentage standard deviation index. Results showed great difference between seasons and a general low competitive balance index. In addition, tournament designing did not seem to affect the competitive balance in ACB.
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Language:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada
Subject:	Basketball ; ACB ; Competitive balance
Published in:	Revista de psicología del deporte, Vol. 18, Núm. 3 (2009) , p. 397-401, ISSN 1988-5636

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