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490. What Do Broken-Hearted Knitters, Urinating Goalkeepers, and the C.I.A. Have in Common?
Freakonomics Radio
Luck or Probability in the Outcome of a Sporting Event?
The outcome of a sporting event is the combination of skill and luck. People like me, believe it's driven by probability, which is quantifiable. But a lot of people think it’s driven by fate. We should look at the data to see whether there are any systematic patterns.
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