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Wednesday, March 15, 2006

Hot hands

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There's a field of study on the "hot hands" theory and whether there's evidence for winning streaks in everything from basketball to the stock market. In honor of March Madness, Scott Tong dives in with some economists to see if more than just luck is involved.

Photo: Andy Lyons © Getty Images

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