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The hot hand in basketball: On the misperception of random sequences

19851,668 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Thomas Gilovich · Cornell University

Robert P. Vallone · Stanford University

Amos Tversky · Stanford University

Topics & Keywords

Sports Analytics and Performance Statistics Education and Methodologies Probability and Statistical Research

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Gender equality

Publication Details

Published in: Cognitive Psychology

Volume 17, Issue 3, pp. 295-314

DOI: 10.1016/0010-0285(85)90010-6

Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 25.56

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