They base this on a number of factors, but mainly by saying this about officials: “They are not, however, immune to human psychology, and that’s where we think the explanation for home team bias resides” (157). Aspects of all sports were put to the test, and it is really hard to argue with the results they came up with. The statistical analysis, in this case, does an accurate job of pin-pointing the bias in each sport and it is safe to say that the conclusion is
They base this on a number of factors, but mainly by saying this about officials: “They are not, however, immune to human psychology, and that’s where we think the explanation for home team bias resides” (157). Aspects of all sports were put to the test, and it is really hard to argue with the results they came up with. The statistical analysis, in this case, does an accurate job of pin-pointing the bias in each sport and it is safe to say that the conclusion is