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Sports betting has grown far beyond who will win a game or whether the spread is covered. Every game offers numerous opportunities to place bets. Such microbets unravel the many plays that constitute a game into a sequence of uncertain actions, each of which can be gambled upon at lightning speed in real-time. 

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Gradually releasing TV show episodes, rather than offering full seasons all at once for binge-watchers, significantly increases engagement on subscription video-on-demand platforms and leads to substantially higher subscription rates.

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In a new study, advanced analytics demonstrates that healthier school schedules are not only achievable but can also improve district operations and reduce costs.

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The downside of over-responding to online reviews

The downside of over-responding to online reviews

Market Business News, October 4, 2018

When managers respond to online reviews they risk triggering a large number of negative reviews, says a new study in the INFORMS journal Marketing Science. When consumers believe their online reviews might have influence, they are more likely to engage in negative reviewing. In other words, if we think our comment may influence a specific company, we are more likely to write negatively about it.

Hotels: Responding to online reviews may be a bad strategy

Hotels: Responding to online reviews may be a bad strategy

Hospitality Technology, October 2, 2018

A new study to be published in the INFORMS journal Marketing Science found that when managers respond to online reviews it’s possible that those responses could actually stimulate additional reviewing activity and an increased number of negative reviews.

We slow as we age, but may not need to slow too much

We slow as we age, but may not need to slow too much

The New York Times, October 3, 2018

New research from former INFORMS President Ed Kaplan and a colleague from Yale University updates a popular formula and calculator that runners past the age of 40 can use to determine how fast we can expect to slow down and provides us with reasonable, age-appropriate finishing-time targets for ourselves.

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