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  <title><![CDATA[The Science of Bracketology]]></title>
  <body><![CDATA[<p><em>The Science of Bracketology</em>, by Andrew Simonelli, was published in the March/April issue of <em><strong>Contingencies</strong></em>, the magazine of the actuarial profession. 
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<p>The article discusses the computerized ranking system of three professors at Georgia Tech's H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering and how it could keep you from taking a bath in your annual March Madness office pool.
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<p><strong>Read the full article at:<br />
<a href='http://www.contingencies.org/marapr09/bracketology.pdf'>http://www.contingencies.org/marapr09/bracketology.pdf</a></strong><br />
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To learn more about <em>Contingencies</em>, visit:<br />
<a href='http://www.contingencies.org/marapr09/'>http://www.contingencies.org/marapr09/</a>.</strong></p>]]></body>
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