Keeping the Hitter Off Balance: Mixed Strategies in Baseball

Keeping the Hitter Off Balance: Mixed Strategies in Baseball

Mixed strategies are a key component of game theory. Investigations into whether or not people use optimal mixed strategies have largely been limited to laboratory settings and have produced mixed results. Recently, the empirical framework has been extended into professional sports. This study uses...

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