Birth date and birth place effects in National Hockey League draftees 2000-2005: comments on Baker and Logan (2007)

摘要

Researchers who study the relative age effect (RAE) have stated that, within a given cohort, individuals who are relatively older tend to be over-represented at elite levels within sport. This RAE has been illustrated in hockey, soccer, and baseball, to name a few.Recently, Baker and Logan conducted an analysis on the birth dates of players drafted to the National Hockey League (NHL) between 2000 and 2005.