brian_griffin
"Eric Cartman?"
Someone posted the officials tonight were involved in something like an 8-9 Buffalo record the past games they officiated and a 14-1 Penguin record. That means nothing, since the two teams have pretty different records.
More relevant would be something like the number of standard deviations the officiated W-L record in 1-goal, 2-goal, etc., games was relative to the team's overall record in 1-goal, 2-goal, etc., games.
Frankly, I'd be shocked if there was a large enough sample size within a single season, let alone 2-3 seasons, to make a statistically valid conclusion.
Both erroneous and biased officiating happen, and both will be more impactful to game outcome for the League's less-talented teams. If you want officiating errors or bias to influence fewer game outcomes, the solution is "easy": become a better team.
More relevant would be something like the number of standard deviations the officiated W-L record in 1-goal, 2-goal, etc., games was relative to the team's overall record in 1-goal, 2-goal, etc., games.
Frankly, I'd be shocked if there was a large enough sample size within a single season, let alone 2-3 seasons, to make a statistically valid conclusion.
Both erroneous and biased officiating happen, and both will be more impactful to game outcome for the League's less-talented teams. If you want officiating errors or bias to influence fewer game outcomes, the solution is "easy": become a better team.