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Supersmart algorithm picks winner of NCAA basketball tourney |
March 18, 2014
The brainiacs behind Georgia Tech’s LRMC computerized ranking system predict that the University of Louisville Cardinals (29-5) defend as NCAA men’s basketball titlists, vindicating those upset that the team only has a #4 seed at the tournament’s start this week.
The Logistic Regression/Markove Chain (LRMC) model comes up with its bracket selections based on scoreboard data collected during the regular season, factoring in stats such as margin of victory and looking at home vs. away results. The system is the product of four professors, three from Georgia Tech and one from Columbia University. Their areas of expertise include operations research, statistics, computer science and mathematics.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
Link: http://www.pcworld.com/article/2108801/supersmart-algorithm-picks-louisville-to-win-ncaa-basketball-tourney.html#tk.rss_all
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