2 US researchers propose a population-adjusted Olympic ranking system in the Journal of Sports Analytics.

2 US researchers propose a new Olympic ranking system that adjusts for country size, published in the Journal of Sports Analytics. The system, called population-adjusted probability ranking, aims to make the top 10 rankings more competitive and fair for all nations by accounting for the number of medals won and a country's population size. The researchers tested this method using the past 3 Olympic Games.

August 05, 2024
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