A Graph-Theoretic Alternative to Forced Ranking

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) 2026 Open access

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Authors: Jeremy McEntire
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18828457
Cited by: 0

Abstract

Introduces sparse cross-team comparison using Bradley-Terry-Luce / Elo / TrueSkill pairwise models. Adding 1–2 role-matched guest comparisons per team per cycle halves misclassification to ~15.5%, approaching the information-theoretic floor.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Sports Analytics and Performance Game Theory and Voting Systems Sports Performance and Training

Publication details

Journal / source
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Publication date
1 March 2026
Language
EN