Florida State University Libraries Electronic Theses, Treatises and Dissertations The Graduate School 2012 Best of N Contests: Implications of Simpson's Paradox in Tennis Benjamin Wright Follow this and additional works at the FSU Digital Library. For more information, please contact
[email protected] THE FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF EDUCATION BEST OF N CONTESTS: IMPLICATIONS OF SIMPSON’S PARADOX IN TENNIS By BENJAMIN WRIGHT A thesis submitted to the Department of Sport Management in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science Degree Awarded: Summer Semester, 2012 Benjamin Wright defended this thesis on June 28, 2012. The members of the supervisory committee were: Ryan Rodenberg Professor Directing Thesis Yu Kyoum Kim Committee Member Michael Mondello Committee Member The Graduate School has verified and approved the above-named committee members, and certifies that the thesis has been approved in accordance with university requirements. ii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I would like to thank my parents, Bill and Donna Wright, for their support throughout my life. I also greatly appreciate their unquestioned support in my choice to further my education in obtaining a graduate degree. Both have assisted in making this thesis the best paper it can be throughout the editing process and I am indebted to them for this. Next, I would like to thank my major professor, Dr. Ryan Rodenberg, for his great contributions to not only this thesis but also my time in the Florida State University Sport Management Masters program. Working closely with Dr. Rodenberg on this thesis and other projects has been an excellent experience.