DATA4-13:
Data on the factors affecting baseball attendance -- compiled by
Scott Daniel.
ATTEND = Attendance in thousands for the years 1984-86. Source: The
Sporting News Official Baseball Guide 1985,86,87 on p.267,287,
and 286. (Range 655.181 - 3264.593).
POP = the population of the metropolitan area where the team is
located (in thousands). Source: Statistical Abstract of the
United States: 1981 p18-20 Table 23. For the Canadian
cities, the source is the Canada Year Book 1980-81 p.133
Table 4.9. (Range 1327 - 9120).
CAPACITY = Capacity of the Stadium where the team plays its home games.
(in thousands). Source: The Sporting News Official Baseball
Guide 1984, 85, 86. pp.280-320. (Range 33.583 - 74.208).
PRIORWIN = the number of wins the team had in the year prior to the
year under examination. Source: The Sporting News Official
Baseball Guide 1984,85,86 on p.86,160 for the 84 edition,
p.86, 160 for the 85 edition, and p.86,160 for the 1986
edition. (Range 57 - 104).
CURNTWIN = the number of wins the team had in the year under study.
Source: 1985, 86, and 87 editions of The Sporting News
Baseball Guide on p.86, 160 for 1985 and 1986 editions,
P. 78,162 for the 1987 edition. (Range 57 - 108).
G1 = the number of games behind the division leader the team is
in the standings on April 30. These are calculated using
the individual team reports found in Th Sporting News
Official Baseball Guide of 1985,86,87. They are located
from pp 30-160 in each edition. (Range 0 - 10.5).
G2 = the number of games behind the division leader the team is
on May 31. See above for source. (Range 0 - 19.5).
G3 = the number of games behind the division leader the team is
on June 30. See above for source. (Range 0 - 22.5).
G4 = the number of games behind the division leader the team is
on July 31. See above for source. (Range 0 - 31).
G5 = the number of games behind the division leader the team is
on August 31. See above for source. (Range 0 - 37).
GF = the number of games behind the division leader the team is
after the season was over. See above for source.
(Range 0 -44).
OTHER = the number of other baseball teams in the metropolitan area.
(Range 0 - 1).
TEAMS = the number of Football, Basketball, or Hockey teams found in
the Metropolitan area. The leagues included are the NFL,
the CFL, the NBA, and the NHL. This was independently
researched by going through old Sporting News Guides for
each of these individual leagues. The years covered were
the guides of 1984, 1985, 1986 for the NFL and the CFL, and
the 1984-85, 1985-86, 1986-87 guides for the NHL and the
NBA. (Range 1 - 7).
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READ (DATA4-13) ATTEND POP CAPACITY PRIORWIN CURNTWIN &
G1-G5 GF OTHER TEAMS