Figure 1.

(A) Soccer players' estimated monetary value as a function of players' month of birth (1 = January, …, 12 = December). The solid line illustrates the linear relationship between the two variables (r² = 0.004; y_EMV = −0.5946x_MoB + 44.52). (B) Frequency distribution of EMV in players born in the first vs. second half of the year based on a categorization of players' EMV in 5 million € intervals. (C) Mean (± 95% confidence intervals) and median (± median absolute deviation) estimated monetary value in players born in the first vs. second half of the year.