Judging Bias in Olympic Diving: Fairness at Risk Zones During the Tokyo 2021 Games

Kangqi Song; Xuanrui Lin; Jiayin Li; Yingxia Yao

doi:10.54254/2755-2721/2024.20583

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Received: 5 November 2024

Published: 24 January 2025

DOI: https://doi.org/10.54254/2755-2721/2024.20583

Article Type: Research Article

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Song,K.;Lin,X.;Li,J.;Yao,Y. (2025). Judging Bias in Olympic Diving: Fairness at Risk Zones During the Tokyo 2021 Games. Applied and Computational Engineering,131,212-221.

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