This paper analyzes the aggregate performance of home run derby competitors’ performance both before and after the Home Run Derby for the time period 1999-2013. Regression to the mean suggests that in general, those players with outstanding performances in the first half of the season will...

This chapter analyzes the aggregate performance of Home Run Derby competitors’ performance both before and after the Home Run Derby for the time period 1999–2013. Regression to the mean suggests that in general, those players with outstanding performances in the first half of the season will...

Los Angeles, California is facing record drought conditions. As a result, there is interest in all things related to building and maintaining water capabilities. Leaks in the infrastructure can lead to costly losses of water resources. Accordingly, attention increasingly is being devoted to...