...Running head: Research Process Paper Research Process Paper University Of Phoenix RES 341 February 28, 2011 Amy Ginsburg Research Process Paper Some baseball fans think there is a correlation between the number of wins and its affect on attendance. This discussion will involve what the research process entails for the topic of the number of wins affecting attendance. This research discussion will describe the purpose of the research, define the problem, discuss why the research is important, propose three possible hypotheses, identify the variables, and define the problem in quantifiable measurements. Finally, what questions will the research answer, and the necessary steps to follow in the research process. Specific factors contribute to the collapse of some organizations and have an effect on each team when it concerns financials. Declining financials lead to higher ticket prices and the inability to attract players who, in turn, affect the win loss performance of a team. Researching the fluctuation with attendance levels at major league baseball games requires identification of the quantifiable measurements necessary to identify the variances between one organization and other. By using the quantifiable measurements, it enables understanding the differences of attendance levels at specific games. The quantifiable measurements analyzed during this process include team, league, age of stadium, stadium...
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...NCAA Football And The Possible Realignment of The Teams into Super Conferences Mergers and Acquisitions Anthony Pranger October 2011 Introduction: NCAA football is a wonderful and exciting sport, of which I basically know the rules and enjoy watching when I have the time. To be perfectly honest though, this is not a topic that I know much about when it comes to the rankings, divisions and how they determine who will play against who in the upcoming season. Since I lack in knowledge regarding this topic and am not one to back down from a challenge, I have decided to run forward and tackle the topic and research college football, and the inner workings of the sport. This will give me the opportunity to learn more than just accounting and business principles while attaining my master’s degree. First things first, I feel a good description of the sport and its foundation is in order. This will really help put things in perspective, so that I can charge forward and score a touchdown with this paper. NCAA football is also known as College football or pigskin football. Each team is a college (university) and they compete in divisions. The division that has the best teams is called the Division IA and is divided in too many different conferences. The players are amateurs (they do not get paid to play) but they do receive a college scholarship. Each football team can offer a free education to 85 players. College football is all but clear because it does not...
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...The system embeds comments into your paper and suggests possible changes in grammar and style. Please evaluate each comment carefully to ensure that the suggested change is appropriate for your paper, but remember that your instructor's preferences for style and format prevail. You will also need to review your own citations and references since WritePoint capability in this area is limited. NOTE: WritePoint comments are computer-generated writing and grammar suggestions inviting the consideration and analysis of the writer; they are not infallible statements of right/wrong, and they should not be used as grading elements. Also, at present, WritePoint cannot detect quotations or block-quotes, so comments in those areas should be ignored. Please see the other helpful writing resources in the Tutorials and Guides section of the Center for Writing Excellence. Thank you for using WritePoint. Joseph Reese University of Phoenix RS341 Rick Benito March 06, 2011 Everyone always wonder if Major League Baseball player salaries are efficient with the performance a player is putting out. As mentioned from the Longitudinal Field Assessment of Equity Effect on the Performance of Major League Baseball Players. Player performance can rise or decline based on how the player thinks he is treated . Studies have shown that players were more reluctant to perform at a higher level because of contract status. Players were also aware that by playing until...
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...double than their normal money. DOTA is a computer game a war game of a warrior that reaching their goal, defending their territory. Problem: The students can’t focus their studies cause of DOTA. Because of it they fail their grades at school. Mostly students go to computer shop to play DOTA not to research their assignment or projects. They even ignore their parents of focusing to study hard and stop spending their money just to play DOTA. Background of the study: Drawing inspiration from a popular starcraftmod known as aeon of strife the first version of DOTA was released in the middle of 2003 by an individual know only by hispseudonym Eul. Statement of the problem: The problem is high school students are not participating in the class because of playing DOTA, many high school students are not doing well on their studies. Hypothesis: The high school needed to study hard because studying it’s not that easy and stop to play DOTA because playing DOTA was just fun and enjoyable but not helping for studies in school. Significance of the study: This research paper is very important to read because playing DOTA in the country is very popular second this paper gives critical...
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...Everyday we see athletes in tough situations with the game on the line. Some conquer the moment, and some melt under the pressure. I’m a big sports geek that watches every sport and closely follow my favorite teams, and everyday I see athletes embrace the pressure of close games in the closing moments, while some shy away and disappear in the moment. When I was 11 years old, on December 4, 2009, I witnessed Kobe Bryant hit a buzzer beater to win the game against the Miami Heat. That image of Kobe shooting over Dwyane Wade has ever since been stuck in my head leading me to many childish fantasies of me hitting a game winning shot in game 7 of the finals to win the championship like Kobe did. That buzzer beater by Kobe was the first of many game winning plays I saw watching sports including the most recent of them which was a game tying hail mary by Aaron Rodgers in the playoffs to send the game to overtime against the Arizona Cardinals. However, in that time I have seen many instances where players have had the chance to make a crucial game winning play at the end of the game but failed to do so. One of the biggest recurring things I’ve seen over the years are missed free throws in clutch moments of games by really good free throw shooters, which made me thinking how can some people make several clutch shots repetitively while some superstars choke...
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...Regression Paper Introduction The purpose of regression analysis is to find out the values of parameters for a purpose that cause the purpose to best fit a set of selected data observations. The description of this linear regression test will be explained and analyzed in the paper. The data collected for various teams will help comparing the numbers with the anticipation of getting a reliable and comparable hypothesis test answer. Having enough data will give the test a fare chance to show the results needed for a positive outcome. Conclusion In finishing the regression analyses, team D can conclude that there seems to be a linear relationship between the salary affect of the performance players based on the win and losses. Team D formulated both verbal and numerical hypothesis statements on the salaries of Major League Baseball players. In addition to using the regression hypothesis test linear, the Team also studies the data given by the Major League Baseball player’s data. This analysis confirms that the mean salary for Major League Baseball players is considerably correlated to the team wins. The sample mean of team salaries and the sample mean of wins of our data set are prime variables. Using regression analysis played an important role in helping us answer the research question of if the salary of Major League Baseball players is connected to the wins of Major League Baseball teams. Reference Doane, D., & Seward, L. (2007). Applied Statistics in...
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...INDM 4260 – Organizational Dynamics Graduate Research Paper Devender Reddy Mada University of Central Missouri Table of Contents Abstract 03 Introduction 04 Summary of Leadership ideas and philosophies from my readings 04 Definition of Leadership 05 My Ideal Leaders 06 Leadership Traits 07 Leadership Styles 08 My Goals 09 Achieving my Goals 09 Improvements 10 Conclusion 11 References 12 Abstract Leadership is defined as "organizing a group of people to achieve a common goal". Leadership is considered as an important aspect in many areas such as business organizations, politics, and sports and in many other fields. This research paper is about leadership and its various styles, traits, characteristics based on my ideal leader. It concentrates more on my ideal leader’s leadership qualities and leadership skills which I observed. My understanding on leadership was clearly explained in this paper. Moreover the traits a leader must have like vision, courage, integrity etc., are also analyzed. This paper also contains information about my goal. It also includes my approach to achieve my goal and types of skills I should improve to succeed. Introduction To my knowledge leadership is a set of skills developed or acquired through experience in one’s own life or by experience of others. These set of skills include good communication skills, ability to understand other...
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...A Review of " Did the Players Give Up Money to Make the NBA Better? Exploring the 2011 Collective Bargaining Agreement in the National Basketball Association" Xiao Chen Johnson & Wales University A Review of " Did the Players Give Up Money to Make the NBA Better? Exploring the 2011 Collective Bargaining Agreement in the National Basketball Association" It's a long but clear title; and I use two whole lines to write it. I'm a basketball fan. When I planned to find a prime resource to read and write about it, I'm aware of some researches or business events involving my interest and business, so I chose this article. After reading the whole essay, I felt perplexed because it wasn't a general primary research that I could recognize at once and the author used some data from sports association. Finally, I thought it's available deliberately. I have two sample reasons: one is that the author collects the valuable data; the other is that the author analyze and flow the idea to the conclusion. Statement of the Problem What is the implied research question in this study? The answer is obvious. Just like the title, this research is to talk about effects of the 2011 Collective Bargaining Agreement in the National Basketball Association. As we knows, because of the new bargaining agreement, players will earn less money that before, and make contribution to the league, but people doesn't it affect or not. This research gives the author's analysis. Review of Related Literature ...
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...Determinants of Basketball players salaries For my research question i have chosen to find out what the determinants are when it comes to the salary of basketball players. I find this topic interesting because I have always been a huge fan of basketball. When I was younger i used to also wonder why only certain players had their jersey's sold in stores. Another interesting fact about this topic is that, recently there had been a NBA lockout. This drawn out situation had fans wondering how long basketball would be on pause for. When it comes to the salary of basketball players, variables that I would like explore that i feel that salary is dependent on are Age, Experience, nationality, position and average points during a game and the salary cap. Another interesting factor to take into Similar literature i have found are topics related to each one of my variables on the uoguelph lib database. A journal i have found on the uoguelph database published under the name The Windsor Star talks about the salary cap and the effects it has on the salary of the NBA players. This journal also takes into account the best-selling retro jerseys in the NBA. Popularity can be an attribute to the salary of the players as well. I have also found a thesis paper done by The Faculty of the Department of Economics and Business at the Colorado College written by Nathaniel Brodman. In this paper, it takes into account the several variables that might be over looked. The basic rule of economics of...
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...Nichols College | Sport Seminar Final Research Paper | Professor Hendrick | | Sean Fleming | 4/29/2014 | | Abstract This is my final research paper in conclusion to my studies in the Sports Management program at Nichols College. This is a research study on the use of professional athletes from American sports leagues in the Olympic Games. Table of Contents Abstract…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….page 1 Table of Contents………………………………………………………………………………………………………………page 2 List of Tables and Figures………………………………………………………………………………………………….page 3 Chapter I: Introduction………………………………………………………………………………………………………page 4 Chapter II: Review of Literature Chapter III: Research Methodology Chapter IV: Results Chapter V: Discussion and Conclusions References Appendices Tables and Figures Chapter I: Introduction This purpose of this study will pertain to whether the use of professional athletes from American sports leagues in the Olympic Games is a good or bad idea. Currently, players from the National Hockey League (NHL), National Basketball Association (NBA), Major League Soccer (MLS), Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) and the Professional Golfers Association (PGA TOUR) are allowed to participate in the Summer and Winter Olympic Games by their respective leagues. There are many problems that have arisen from the allowance of professionals in the Olympics. They range from injuries to star players, financial impacts on the leagues, shutdown of schedules...
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...Company Research Paper: Milwaukee Brewers Introduction I decided to do this research paper on the Milwaukee Brewers because they are my ideal company to work for. I have played baseball my entire life and love the Brewers in particular. My desire to work for the Brewers is not solely based on the fact that they are my favorite team though. The Brewers have increased their revenue and attendance every year for the last 5, this shows that they as a company, are growing and continuing to make more money. Background The Brewers are a Major League Baseball Team that has been based out of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, which has a population of about 1.5 million people since 1969 (Forbes 2011). Although the population surrounding the team is high, the brewers are the smallest market in Major League Baseball. In 2001 the Brewers made themselves known when they built a new stadium, Miller Park, which at the time was one of a kind. Throughout this paper I will give statistics such as revenue, team value, and player expenses from 2006 compared to 2011 to show how much this company is growing. Team Value In 2006 when Brewers owner Mark Attanasio bought the team he paid 223 million, today the Brewers are estimated to be worth 376 million, a 68% increase in five years is proof that the Brewers are a team and a company that is on the rise and growing even more every year. The valuation breakdown of the team is as follows:...
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...Cassidy Hanson (W0495976) PSYC 101 SEC 1 Sport Psychology Sport psychology is simply the psychology that goes with athletic activity and exercise. This subfield of psychology is used mostly with athletes and coaches to test the athletes speed, agility and improve his or her motivation. This paper will provide some insight on how this subfield of psychology came to be, some examples of certain topics discussed and researched as well as some examples of research still used today. First let us begin on the history of sport psychology. Sport psychology is a relatively new subfield of psychology dating back to the 1920s. A psychologist by the name of Coleman Griffith organized the first American sport psychology laboratory at UIC. After a few years, in the 1930s the laboratory got shut down due to insufficient funding. This did not stop Coleman Griffith when he consulted with professional sports teams like the Chicago Cubs. Meanwhile three men from Stanford University, B.C. Graves, Walter Miles and football coach Glenn Warner, all created and experiment to find the fastest way to get the offense to run together once the center hikes the ball. Miles created a durable chronoscope to...
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...Camiré, Martin, Pierre Trudel, and Tanya Forneris. "High School Athletes' Perspectives On Support, Communication, Negotiation And Life Skill Development." Qualitative Research In Sport & Exercise 1.1 (2009): 72-88. SPORTDiscus. Web. 28 Oct. 2015. This article focuses on the impact of the communication skills of coaches towards athletes. It says that the communication skills of coaches affect the athletes’ performance and psychological well-being, wherein sometimes it increase anxiety and disrupt their emotions. It states that sometimes the reason of athlete’s loss in a competition is due to the improper communication of coaches with them, and not by physical or technical reasons. The authors constructed a well written argument as to why these things effect athletes. They not only give good points, but they explain it in such a way that it’s easy to understand and a great way to take information from. This article...
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...A. Definition of terms DOTA - is a multiplayer online battle arena game in a three-dimensional environment, presented from an oblique high-angle perspective. The player commands one of 110 controllable character "Heroes. Each Hero begins the match at level one and becomes more powerful by accumulating experience points through combat, thereby leveling up to the maximum level of twenty-five. With every level gained the player either selects a new ability for their Hero to learn or enhance their general statistics. Each Hero's method of combat is influenced by its primary property: Strength, Agility, or Intelligence. Custom map- is game that you can modify its features its features using World Editor. Computer shops are places that contain computer units that you can rent for surfing the net and gaming. Some shops utilize cubicles for the privacy of their users. Multiplayer Online game – is game where one of several thousand players can simultaneously join in a persistence gaming experience in a world that exist even when they aren’t playing. Participation in these “worlds” allows players to build social relationships with others players. This often developed into organized collaborative groups called guilds. Real time strategy – Is a strategy game that is played without turns. Instead all moves and countermoves are made in real time, allowing for faster pace. Managing resources to create and deploy semi-autonomous units that would engage in real time combat. Social connectedness...
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