Simulating NHL Games to Motivate Student Interest in OR/MS
Armann Ingolfsson - Armann.Ingolfsson@UAlberta.Ca
School of Business, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta
T6G 2R6, Canada
Abstract
Monte Carlo simulation models of regular season and playoff games in the National Hockey League can be used to motivate students who are sports fans to study OR/MS models. I describe how such models can be implemented in a spreadsheet, how my colleagues and I have used them in our courses, and how students have reacted to them.
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10.1287/ited.5.1.37
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Ingolfsson, A. 2004. Simulating NHL Games to Motivate Student Interest in OR/MS. INFORMS Trans. Ed. 5(1) 37-46. Available online at http://ite.pubs.informs.org/.
DOI: 10.1287/ited.5.1.37