overperformance

Werth's huge "overperformance" that you seem to think is due to regress is actually only over his career norms on playing time - not performance (excluding the UZR issue).

Comments for FanGraphs Baseball 2009

While it is still very early, this finding contradicts the claims above, suggesting that the Democrats 'aggressive legislative agenda may have provoked a backlash that was at least partly responsible for GOP overperformance in the House.

Brendan Nyhan: Beware Context-Free Election Analysis Brendan Nyhan 2010

While it is still very early, this finding contradicts the claims above, suggesting that the Democrats' aggressive legislative agenda may have provoked a backlash that was at least partly responsible for GOP overperformance in the House.

Brendan Nyhan: Beware Context-Free Election Analysis Brendan Nyhan 2010

And the moves also continued a slight overperformance for refiners in June, as Holly, Frontier, Tesoro and Sunoco are have all gained this month.

Refiners Rise as Gasoline Demand Data Strengthen 2010

While it is still very early, this finding contradicts the claims above, suggesting that the Democrats' aggressive legislative agenda may have provoked a backlash that was at least partly responsible for GOP overperformance in the House.

Brendan Nyhan: Beware Context-Free Election Analysis Brendan Nyhan 2010

While it is still very early, this finding contradicts the claims above, suggesting that the Democrats 'aggressive legislative agenda may have provoked a backlash that was at least partly responsible for GOP overperformance in the House.

Brendan Nyhan: Beware Context-Free Election Analysis Brendan Nyhan 2010

Finally, Yoon/Rothstein do not address the enormous preferences practiced by law firms in their hiring, which seems the most plausible explanation for the significant overperformance by blacks relative to whites with the same credentials in employment.

The Volokh Conspiracy » More on Whether Affirmative Action in Law Schools Backfires on Prospective Black Lawyers: 2007

Finally, Yoon/Rothstein do not address the enormous preferences practiced by law firms in their hiring, which seems the most plausible explanation for the significant overperformance by blacks relative to whites with the same credentials in employment.

The Volokh Conspiracy » More on Whether Affirmative Action in Law Schools Backfires on Prospective Black Lawyers: 2007

Another significant underperformance, as we have seen, is the research that shows that IPOs have been dogs in the marketplace for 20 years.18 So overperformance and underperformance, for long periods, neither of which the semi-strong form of EMH states is possible, show us both sides of the anomaly coin.

Contrarian Investment Strategies: The Next Generation David Dreman 1998

Another significant underperformance, as we have seen, is the research that shows that IPOs have been dogs in the marketplace for 20 years.18 So overperformance and underperformance, for long periods, neither of which the semi-strong form of EMH states is possible, show us both sides of the anomaly coin.

Contrarian Investment Strategies: The Next Generation David Dreman 1998