Could Australia win, really? The science of predicting the World Cup champion
- Written by Adrian Barnett, Professor of Public Health; Vice president of the Statistical Society of Australia, Queensland University of Technology
Can we predict who will win the trophy in this year's World Cup held in Russia?Shutterstock/fifg
This article is the latest in our World Cup series exploring the politics, economics, science and social issues behind the world’s most popular sports event.
The 2018 World Cup kicks off today (Australian time). Australia is one of 32 teams hoping...
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