Model characteristics of average skill boxers’ competition functioning

Demand uncertainty in skill-based competition

How does demand uncertainty affect entry into skill-based competition? I investigate this question in a market entry experiment with skill-based payoffs by systematically varying two key elements of the market environment: demand risk and expected market size. Results show that people’s reactions to demand risk depend on the market size: in small markets people enter more when demand is risky, ...

HMM-based speaker characteristics emphasis using average voice model

This paper presents a technique for controlling and emphasizing speaker characteristics of synthetic speech. The key idea comes from the way of imitating voice by professional impersonators. In the voice imitation, impersonators effectively utilize exaggeration of a target speaker’s voice characteristics. To model and control the degree of speaker characteristics, we use a speech synthesis fram...

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A Generalized Bradley-Terry Model: From Group Competition to Individual Skill

The Bradley-Terry model for paired comparison has been popular in many areas. We propose a generalized version in which paired individual comparisons are extended to paired team comparisons. We introduce a simple algorithm with convergence proofs to solve the model and obtain individual skill. A useful application to multi-class probability estimates using error-correcting codes is demonstrated.

Neuropsychological investigation of amateur boxers.

Amateur boxing is faced with criticism over the potential damage the sport inflicts on those who participate. The most sensitive measure of early neurological dysfunction is neuropsychological investigation. Ten studies employing such assessments on 289 amateur boxers are reviewed. The forms of analysis undertaken include controlled comparison with other sportsmen, of both active and former box...