Analysis and comparison of competitive balance in the Spanish ACB basketball league : a preliminary study

Analysis and comparison of competitive balance in the Spanish ACB basketball league : a preliminary study

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...

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Hauptverfasser: Martínez-Santos, Raúl, Enjuanes, Mario, de la Cruz-Sánchez, Ernesto, Pino-Ortega, José, Crespo, David
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Sprache:eng
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ACB
Basketball
Competitive balance
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Zusammenfassung: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.