Winning and Attendance in Major League Baseball; Does Winning Attract More Fans?

Authors

Emily Seay

Streaming Media

Project Type

Oral Presentation

Publication Date

4-29-2021

Department or Program

Department of Economics

College

College of Arts and Sciences

Faculty Mentor #1

Ray, Margaret

Abstract

Major League Baseball is a widely studied topic among economists and has been studied since its start in 1869. Many of these studies focus on factors that affect attendance to home games. In this study, data has been collected on the thirty teams in Major League Baseball and the areas the teams are located in for the 2019 season. The data has been analyzed to determine the extent to which home game wins affect attendance, finding that for every additional home game win increase, attendance increases by nearly 23,000.

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