Research Links
As a scientific system PlaceCompare has it roots in published academic material.
The following published papers contain the theoretical basis for PlaceCompare.
- Assigning Probabilities to the Outcomes of Multi-Entry Competitions by David A. Harville
- Anomalies - Parimutuel Betting Markets: Racetracks and Lotteries by R. Thaler and W.T. Ziemba
- A New Interpretation of Information Rate by J.L Kelly Jr
The following books are helpful in understanding how to exploit PlaceCompare profitably and the theories underlying it in more detail than the published papers.
- Beat the Racetrack
by William T. Ziemba and Donald B. Hausch
- Efficiency of Racetrack Betting Markets (Economic Theory, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics)
Edited by Donald B. Hausch, Victor S.Y. Lo, and William T. Ziemba
- The Science of Winning: A Random Walk Along the Road to Investment Riches (High Stakes: Gambling)
by Burton P. Fabricand
- Fortune's Formula: The Untold Story of the Scientific Betting System That Beat the Casinos and Wall Street
by William Poundstone
- The Compleat Horseplayer by David Edelman
- Lay,Back and Think of Winning: Guaranteed Winning Systems for the Betting Exchange
by Nigel Paul
- Winning Without Thinking: A Guide to Horse Race Betting Systems
by Nick Mordin
- Information Efficiency in Financial and Betting Markets
Edited by Leighton Vaughan-Williams
- Mathematics for Economists: An Introductory Textbook
by Malcolm Pemberton and Nicholas Rau
- Racetrack Betting: The Professor's Guide to Strategies
by Peter Asch and Richard E.Quant