st: Fwd: Ranking derived from sports scores

[Jeff Davies <j@jduk.com>]

I am surprised that no-one on the list seems to be aware of an algorithm or software solution for this problem.

It seems to be a basic one compared to some of the more erudite discussions on the list - or am I displaying my admitted ignorance????

If Stata is not a suitable tool, I would much appreciate someone sticking his neck out far enough to say so.

Many thanks...

Jeff

Begin forwarded message:
> 
> Thanks for the guidance, Austin and Phil.
> 
> Are you aware of software that can take a database of scores (I have a tennis database with about about 750,000 records) composed of player 1, player2, date, games for, games against (+ some other miscellaneous data) and produce a ranking? If so, what type of anaylsis would be appropriate?
> 
> If there is limited choice, are you aware of a suitable algorithm that I can use to create such software?
> 
> Many thanks to anyone who can assist.
> 
> I will be happy to share any new process with the list.
> 
> Jeff


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