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dynamically linked. In these cases, indices of the assessment model should be modi-
fied according to those certain conditions.
4 Conclusions
This paper developed a catastrophe model to assess the allocation efficiency of com-
petitive sports resources in China. Results showed that the allocation efficiency of
competitive sports resources in China generally descended from east to west. Those of
the eastern coastal regions were significantly higher than those of the central and
western regions. Given the temporal trends, the allocation efficiency in most prov-
inces remained low and stable. Specifically, the allocation efficiency of competitive
sports resources in central and western provinces remained low across the years. Re-
sults of the model were found reliable, and the catastrophe model was thus regarded
as simple, quick and easy to handle. Given its characteristics of being simple and
operational, the catastrophe model thus believed to provide an alternative approach to
multi-attribute assessment in sports modeling and simulation.
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