Re: Study sees racial bias in calling fouls
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“Across all of these specifications,” they write, “we find that black players receive around 0.12-0.20 more fouls per 48 minutes played (an increase of 2 ½-4 ½ percent) when the number of white referees officiating a game increases from zero to three.”
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So, if a player were black, he would be called for one more foul every 8 games (low end of range plus fact he would not play 48 minutes) if all 8 were officiated by all white crews rather than all black crews.
3% of the officiating crews are all black in the study. To have a player have 8 games officiated by all black crews, it would take 3 seasons.
And, don't they keep crews together through a season?
Some thoughts.
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