We scrutinize and compare, from the perspective of modern theory of social choice, two rules that have been used to … ranking. We also propose the concept of the mean Kemeny ranking, which when it exists, may obviate the multiplicity of Kemeny …

-based ranking of national soccer teams. The ranking has been plagued with paradoxes that incentivize teams to avoid playing friendly …. However, as discussed here, a given host's low ranking could decrease interest in the tournament, and likely result in a major …

In competitive sports, the design of an effective ranking system attracts increasing interests. For sports with 2-way …-Terry models is that they cannot be applied to sports which allow to end with a tie after regular playing time. During the past …-Terry model with various covariates is devised to construct a more advanced ranking system for international soccer teams based on …