Abstract
English football (soccer) is a unique industry in which the customers or fans are more than just consumers of the sport. While previous studies have focused on the effect of team performance on fan loyalty, there exists evidence to show that fan loyalty, in the form of audience support, motivates the team to perform better on the field and thus, the league. This study analyzes the relationship between fan loyalty and team performance using various statistical methods including Ordinary Least Squares, Two Stage Least Squares and Granger Causality. Mathematical ranking methods developed by Massey and Markov are used to evaluate a team’s performance in each season. Keywords : fan loyalty, team ranking, soccer, premier league.
Advisor
Moledina, Amyaz
Second Advisor
Hartman, James
Department
Business Economics; Mathematics
Recommended Citation
Datta, Priyanka, "Glory, Glory Fan United!: A study of the relationship between fan loyalty and team performance in English Premier League Football" (2015). Senior Independent Study Theses. Paper 6868.
https://openworks.wooster.edu/independentstudy/6868
Disciplines
Algebra | Analysis | Behavioral Economics | Categorical Data Analysis | Economic Theory | Longitudinal Data Analysis and Time Series | Organizational Behavior and Theory | Other Applied Mathematics | Other Economics | Other Mathematics | Recreation Business | Sports Management | Statistical Models
Keywords
fan loyalty, team ranking, soccer, premier league
Publication Date
2015
Degree Granted
Bachelor of Arts
Document Type
Senior Independent Study Thesis
Dataset
© Copyright 2015 Priyanka Datta