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An empirical basis for route choice in cycling (2005)
Journal Article
Scarf, P., & Grehan, P. (2005). An empirical basis for route choice in cycling. Journal of Sports Sciences, 23(9), 919-925. https://doi.org/10.1080/02640410400023282

We used data from international cycle stage races to examine a rule for cyclists that is similar to Naismith’s rule. Naismith’s rule is used by walkers to estimate travel times for routes involving climb (i.e. the vertical distance component of a ro... Read More about An empirical basis for route choice in cycling.

Modelling match outcomes and decision support for setting a final innings target in test cricket (2005)
Journal Article
Scarf, P., & Shi, X. (2005). Modelling match outcomes and decision support for setting a final innings target in test cricket. IMA Journal of Management Mathematics, 16(2), 161-178. https://doi.org/10.1093/imaman/dpi010

This paper considers the problem of timing the declaration of the third innings in test cricket. Data on the outcomes of recent test matches are analysed in order to develop simple decision support tools. The first of these tools presents match out... Read More about Modelling match outcomes and decision support for setting a final innings target in test cricket.