CNN has a feature article on the Logistic Regression/Markov Chain (LRMC) model developed by Joel Sokol, Paul Kvam, and George Nemhauser for choosing NCAA basketball tournament winners (Mike Trick and I wrote about LRMC). Don’t forget to check out the accompanying video, an interview with Joel Sokol.
March 18, 2009
OR bracketology featured in CNN article
By Laura Albert
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Punk Rock Operations Research 
March 18th, 2009 at 1:25 pm
[…] on computer models for predicting success in the upcoming NCAA tournament. See the blog entry at Punk Rock Operations Research as well as previous entries by me and Laura on LRMC (Logistic Regression/Markov Chain) and […]