[lbo-talk] layoffs = death

[Dennis Claxton]

At 10:17 AM 1/31/2008, you wrote:
>It is a strange superstition among both sports fans and political
>commentators that "rooting" for somethinghas a causal effect on whether
>that something occurs or not.
>
>Carrol

So home field advantage is bunk?


>Ryan Boyko a research assistant in the Department of Psychology in 
>the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Harvard University, studied 
>5,000 Premier League soccer games from 1992 to 2006, to discern any 
>officiating bias and the influence of home crowds. The data was 
>published in the Journal of Sports Sciences suggested that for every 
>additional 10,000 people attending, home team advantage increased by 
>0.1 goals.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home-field_advantage