| Description |
1 online resource (xxvii, 648 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
World Scientific Handbook in Financial Economics Series ; v.2 |
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World Scientific handbook in financial economic series.
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| Contents |
Preface to 2008 Edition; Preface in 1994 Edition; List of Contributors; Acknowledgments; Introduction; PART I. PSYCHOLOGICAL STUDIES; Introduction to Psychological Studies D.B. Hausch, V.S.Y. Lo and W.T. Ziemba; Odds Adjustments by American Horse-Race Bettors R.M. Griffith; SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS; Stability of Choices among Uncertain Alternatives W.H. McGlothlin; PROBLEM; PROCEDURE; RESULTS; Discussion; SUMMARY; A Footnote on Horse Race Betting R.M. Griffith; Literature Cited; Biases in Betting: An Application of Laboratory Findings M.A. Metzger; METHOD; RESULTS; DISCUSSION |
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VII. AVMART'S UTILITY OF MONEY CURVE VIII. CONCLUSION; Gambling and Rationality R.N. Rosett; I. INTRODUCTION; II. PARI-MUTUELBETTING; III. BETTING COMBINATIONS; Iv. THE TEEORETICAL RELATION BE- TWEEN RETURNS AND PROBA- BILITIES; V. RACE-TRACK DATA; VI. THE EMPIRICAL RELATION BETWEEN RETURN AND THE PROBABILITY OF WINNING; VII. CONCLUSIONS; APPENDIX A; APPENDIX B; APPENDIX C; Probability and Utility Estimates for Racetrack Bettors M.M. Ali; I. Probability Estimates; 11. Theoretical Explanation of the Differences between Subjective and Objective Probabilities; 111. Risk Attitudes; IV. Conclusion |
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Growth versus Security in Dynamic Investment Analysis L.C. MacLean, W.T. Ziemba and G. BlazenkoI . The Basic Investment Problem; 1.1. Measures of Growth; I .2. Measures of Security; 2. Computation of Measures; 3. Effective Growth-security Trade off; 4. Applications; 4. I . Blackjack: ( 6, p ); 4.2. Horseracing: ( p r , y,); 4.3. Lotto Games: (q, (3); 4.4. Playing the Turn of the Year- Effect with Iiides Furures: ( 4 , p ); References; Searching for Positive Returns at the Track: A Multinomial Logit Model for Handicapping Horse Races R.N. Bolton and R.G. Chapman; introduction |
| Summary |
A reprint of one of the classic volumes on racetrack efficiency, this book is the only one in its field that deals with the racetrack betting market in-depth, containing all the important historical papers on racetrack efficiency. As evidenced by the collection of articles, the understanding of racetrack betting is clearly drawn from, and has correspondingly returned something to, all the fields of psychology, economics, finance, statistics, mathematics and management science |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
English |
| Subject |
Horse racing -- Betting.
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Horseplayers -- Psychology
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industries -- Park & Recreation Management.
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Horse racing -- Betting
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Horseplayers -- Psychology
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Hausch, Donald B
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Lo, Victor S. Y
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Ziemba, W. T
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World Scientific
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| LC no. |
2008015561 |
| ISBN |
9789812819192 |
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9812819193 |
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1281968285 |
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9781281968289 |
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9786611968281 |
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6611968288 |
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