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The National Hockey League: An Econometric Analysis Of Attendance, Kendrick A. Hotte
The National Hockey League: An Econometric Analysis Of Attendance, Kendrick A. Hotte
Honors Theses
The National Hockey League (NHL) and professional sports as a whole are interesting to study when econometric models are applied. First, a thorough examination of current literature concerning both professional sports and econometrics will be reviewed. In addition, a full description of the data and its accompanying sources are discussed. Then, through the use of an ordinary least squares (OLS) regression and hypothesis testing, the role of attendance throughout the NHL as a function of win percentage is empirically tested. Using a demand equation for the attendance of hockey games over the past 15 years, this paper will focus on …