Building on the approach introduced by Basini, Tsouli, Ntzoufras, and Friel (https://academic.oup.com/jrsssa/article/186/3/530/7035692#409156010), this project aims to assess competitive balance in major men’s volleyball leagues and competitions (e.g., the Volleyball Nations League) across multiple seasons. The analysis will investigate patterns in team competitiveness and how these evolve over time. Data will be sourced primarily from the Volleyball World website. The statistical analysis will employ the extension of the Stochastic Block Model (SBM) developed in the aforementioned paper.
Required skills: Statistical Inference, Statistical Modelling