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A mathematical analysis of badminton scoring systems (2015)
Book Chapter
Percy, D. (2015). A mathematical analysis of badminton scoring systems. In M. Wright (Ed.), Operational Research Applied to Sports (181-200). Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan

The International Badminton Federation recently introduced rule changes to make the game faster and more entertaining, by influencing how players score points and win games. We assess the fairness of both systems by applying combinatorics, probabilit... Read More about A mathematical analysis of badminton scoring systems.

Reliability equivalence factors for a series–parallel system of components with exponentiated Weibull lifetimes (2015)
Journal Article
Alghamdi, S., & Percy, D. (2015). Reliability equivalence factors for a series–parallel system of components with exponentiated Weibull lifetimes. IMA Journal of Management Mathematics, 28(3), 339-358. https://doi.org/10.1093/imaman/dpv001

We study reliability equivalence factors of a system of independent and identical components with exponentiated Weibull lifetimes. The system has n subsystems connected in parallel and subsystem i has m_i components connected in series, i=1,...,n. We... Read More about Reliability equivalence factors for a series–parallel system of components with exponentiated Weibull lifetimes.

Strategy selection and outcome prediction in sport using dynamic learning for stochastic processes (2015)
Journal Article
Percy, D. (2015). Strategy selection and outcome prediction in sport using dynamic learning for stochastic processes. Journal of the Operational Research Society, 66(11), 1840-1849. https://doi.org/10.1057/jors.2014.137

We study reliability equivalence factors of a system of independent and identical components with exponentiated Weibull lifetimes. The system has n subsystems connected in parallel and subsystem i has mi components connected in series, i=1,…,n. We co... Read More about Strategy selection and outcome prediction in sport using dynamic learning for stochastic processes.