Re: Study: White refs call more fouls on blacks

> http://msn.foxs****ts.com/nba/story/6765734?MSNHPHMA
> 
>  Study: White refs call more fouls on blacks
> 
> NEW YORK (AP) - An academic study of NBA officiating found that white
> referees called fouls at a greater rate against black players than
> against white players, The New York Times re****ted on its Web site
> Tuesday night.

It'd be nice to see the actual methodology.  Did they compare home-and-
homes, where at least you have the same teams playing in fairly quick
succession?  Maybe black players commit fouls at a higher rate; there's
a noticeable difference in how black and white players play the game.
(Not saying where that comes from--just noting that it exists.)

Also not saying the study's wrong, but these things often have pretty
poor methodology.

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