The alliance formation puzzle in contests with capacity-constraints: A test using American football reception-coverage contest data.
We utilize a contest-theoretic model to demonstrate a version of the alliance formation puzzle that aligns with reception-coverage contests in American football. Namely, secondary defenders can opt for single-coverage-1 v 1 contest. Alternatively, they can choose to ally-form double-coverage or 2 v...
Main Authors: | Justin Ehrlich, Matthew Harmon, Shane Sanders |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2020-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0227750 |
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