Willie Mays: Meet John Nash.

Merz, Thomas E.

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ERIC Number: EJ528463

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1996

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Willie Mays: Meet John Nash.

Merz, Thomas E.

Journal of Economic Education, v27 n1 p45-48 Win 1996

Uses the various strategies involved in baseball to illustrate basic concepts in game theory. Specifically discusses Willie Mays' base-stealing strategy and how it relates to probability and risk. Reminds students that expected results depend on adopted assumptions. (MJP)

Descriptors: Baseball, Decision Making, Economics Education, Game Theory, Higher Education, Learning Activities, Management Games, Mathematical Logic, Mathematical Models, Prediction, Predictor Variables, Probability, Problem Solving, Reliability, Risk, Simulation

Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles

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Audience: Researchers; Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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