Preface

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface xiii
4. Chapter 1. Introduction to Ranking 1
5. Chapter 2. Massey’s Method 9
6. Chapter 3. Colley’s Method 21
7. Chapter 4. Keener’s Method 29
8. Chapter 5. Elo’s System 53
9. Chapter 6. The Markov Method 67
10. Chapter 7. The Offense–Defense Rating Method 79
11. Chapter 8. Ranking by Reordering Methods 97
12. Chapter 9. Point Spreads 113
13. Chapter 10. User Preference Ratings 127
14. Chapter 11. Handling Ties 135
15. Chapter 12. Incorporating Weights 147
16. Chapter 13. “What If . . .” Scenarios and Sensitivity 155
17. Chapter 14. Rank Aggregation–Part 1 159
18. Chapter 15. Rank Aggregation–Part 2 183
19. Chapter 16. Methods of Comparison 201
20. Chapter 17. Data 217
21. Chapter 18. Epilogue 223
22. Glossary 231
23. Bibliography 235
24. Index 241