The decline of the .400 Hitter: An explanation and a test
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| Deutscher übersetzter Titel: | Die Rueckgang des .400 Schlages: Eine Erklaerung und ein Test |
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| Autor: | Leonard, Wilbert M. |
| Erschienen in: | Journal of sport behavior |
| Veröffentlicht: | 18 (1995), 3, S. 226-236, Lit. |
| Format: | Literatur (SPOLIT) |
| Publikationstyp: | Zeitschriftenartikel |
| Medienart: | Gedruckte Ressource |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| ISSN: | 0162-7341 |
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| Erfassungsnummer: | PU199602106010 |
| Quelle: | BISp |
Abstract des Autors
Stephen Jay Gould maintains that as a system stabilizes there will be decreasing variation in the system over time. Focusing exclusively on hitting in baseball, he says that batting averages have remained relatively stable from the inception of the National League until present. His data indicate declining variation (via standard deviation values) for one performance measure, batting average. If the model applies other measures would also be expected to conform. This study explores this idea. Verf.-Referat