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. 2003 Sep;10(3):753-8.
doi: 10.3758/bf03196542.

Horseshoe pitchers' hot hands

Gary Smith  1
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Horseshoe pitchers' hot hands

Gary Smith. Psychon Bull Rev. 2003 Sep.

Abstract

Gilovich, Vallone, and Tversky's (1985) analysis of basketball data indicates that a player's chances of making a shot are not affected by the results of earlier shots. However, their basketball data do not control for several confounding influences. An analysis of horseshoe pitching, which does not have these defects, indicates that players do have modest hot and cold spells.

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