The typical gambler loses money but continues to gamble nonetheless. Why? Research
from orthodox and behavioral economics, psychology, sociology, and medicine has offered …

Reaching movements, as a basic yet complex motor behavior, are a foundational model
system in neuroscience. In particular, there has been a significant recent expansion of …

Abstract Machine learning is known as the most popular methodology to do prediction on
large data set while NBA's data sets consists of plentiful statistics. Since predictions of …

Sanctioned fighting has played an integral role in the National Hockey League (NHL) since
its early days. Proponents argue that this practice helps teams win games. More specifically …

Sports audiences' sense of excitement originates from a multitude of factors such as the
uncertainty in the outcome of a game and the expectation of winning streaks. The …

Mice use reaching movements to grasp and manipulate objects in their environment, similar
to primates. Thus, many recent studies use mouse reach to uncover neural control …

We extend the empirical analysis of hot hands in sports to horse racing, using the winning
streaks of a sample of jockeys riding in Australia. Grou** jockeys by strike rate (win …

This paper empirically explores 10 years of play-by-play data from the seasons 2011-2021
from National Basketball Association with a comprehensive dataset with 2.7 million shots to …

This thesis studies whether and how information about the popularity of political candidates
and parties, such as the results of opinion polls, influences what people think is going to …

A partire dagli anni settanta comincia lo sviluppo della finanza comportamentale, la quale si
occupa di studiare il comportamento degli individui in situazioni con esito incerto. Daniel …