Forecasting Soccer Outcome Using Cost-Sensitive Models Oriented to Investment Opportunities
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ijcss-2019-0006 | Journal eISSN: 1684-4769
Language: English
Page range: 93 - 114
Published on: Aug 21, 2019
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