Determining if factors affecting NHL attendance are equal across geographical regions

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dc.contributor.advisor	Cheng, Jen-Chi
dc.contributor.author	Provenzano, John
dc.date.accessioned	2010-09-23T14:37:35Z
dc.date.available	2010-09-23T14:37:35Z
dc.date.issued	2010-04-23
dc.identifier.citation	Provenzano, John (2010). Determining if factors affecting NHL attendance are equal across geographical regions. -- In Proceedings: 6th Annual Symposium: Graduate Research and Scholarly Projects. Wichita, KS: Wichita State University, p. 53-54	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10057/3176
dc.description	Paper presented to the 6th Annual Symposium on Graduate Research and Scholarly Projects (GRASP) held at the Hughes Metropolitan Complex, Wichita State University, April 23, 2010.	en
dc.description	Research completed at the Department of Economics, W. Frank Barton School of Business	en
dc.description.abstract	This paper estimates a nightly demand model for National Hockey League attendance for five teams from different divisions. The magnitudes of the coefficients are compared for each team to determine if factorsthat influence attendance affect each team the same. All variables except games played in October were found to be statistically different between at least two teams. Games played between division opponents and previous season success had the largest regional variation while “calendar” variables (weekend and games played in March and April) have the lowest regional differences. The analysis shows that a general attendance model of the NHL is inaccurate and can cause misleading interpretations for purposes of marketing and profit maximization.	en
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dc.language.iso	en_US	en
dc.publisher	Wichita State University. Graduate School	en
dc.relation.ispartofseries	GRASP	en
dc.relation.ispartofseries	v.6	en
dc.title	Determining if factors affecting NHL attendance are equal across geographical regions	en
dc.type	Conference paper	en