CASE STUDY Forecasting Attendance at SWU Football Games Forecasting Attendance at SWU Football Games Southwestern University (SWU)‚ a large state college in Stephenville‚ Texas‚ 30 miles southwest of the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex‚ enrolls close to 20‚000 students. In a typical town–gown relationship‚ the school is a dominant force in the small city‚ with more students during fall and spring than permanent residents. A longtime football powerhouse‚ SWU is a member of the Big Eleven
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Football Game The crowd sat on the edge‚ waiting impatiently for the next pass‚ the next tackle. This intense game had both teams fighting for control of the ball‚ struggling to score the next touchdown. The crowd was alive with concentration‚ which was then immediately interrupted by deafening cheers as soon as their team scored. As a fan‚ football from my perspective has always been a phenomenal sport that creates an intense‚ fun‚ and lively social atmosphere. It gives a chance for friends
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Ten Years of Football When I was a little kid probably around the age of seven‚ I started playing sports. Sports is a big part of life for my family‚ and every one of my siblings‚ including me‚ started playing sports when we were kids. I played multiple sports while growing up. I played football‚ baseball‚ soccer‚ track and basketball‚ so I was always going to practice or playing in a game. The sport I loved the most is football. I started playing football when I was seven. At that age I was
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Southwestern University (SWU)‚ located 30 miles southwest of the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex‚ has witnessed tremendous growth in its football program. With that growth‚ fueled by the hiring of legendary coach Bo Pitterno‚ has come more fame‚ the need for a bigger stadium‚ and more complaints about seating‚ parking‚ long lines‚ and concession stand prices. Southwestern Universitys president‚ Dr. Marty Starr‚ was not only concerned about the cost of expanding the existing stadium versus building a
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Problem: Southwestern University is experiencing a quickly expanding football program. As a result‚ attendance for home games is increasing and approaching capacity. It is in the best interest of SWU to forecast attendance to aid them in deciding when the best time to expand the present stadium‚ which now holds 54‚000. Data: The following data is from the past six seasons‚ 2002-2007. Game Year – Game – Opponent Attendance 2002-1 Baylor 34200 2002-2 Texas 39800 2002-3 LSU 38200 2002-4 Arkansas
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When I arrived at the football game we were all confused as to where to go. Then someone signed to us where the opening was and it was cool because I could understand what she was saying and after I said thank you. Then when we reached where the tickets were we were nervous because we saw them signing things that we didn’t understand. But then when we got up to them they were asking if we were all together than Val said yes but we weren’t so I think they got a little confused. But they had us point
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Game over College football games were a staple in the video game world. It was a title that had a sequel every year‚ and every year the sequel would improve upon the core mechanics. However‚ unpaid college football players were becoming upset with the game utilizing their likeness. For Electronic Arts or EA to make another game the players would have to receive compensation. EA is a company that is focused on crafting games that sell. To produce another college football game would require paying
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Forecasting Problem POM Software: For this part of the problem I need to use the POM software: 1. Forecasting. 2. I should select Module->Forecasting->File->New->Least Squares and multiple regression 3. Use the module to solve the Case Study (Southwestern University). this case study‚ I am are required to build a forecasting model. Assume a linear regression forecasting model and build a model for each of the five games (five models in total) by using the forecasting module of the
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Football the beautiful game The phrase "The Beautiful Game" is a name given to football. The person who created the phrase is unknown. Football commentator Stuart Hall is the only person to have said to have created "The Beautiful Game". In his youth‚ Hall admired Peter Doherty when he went to see Manchester City play at Maine Road and used the phrase "The Beautiful Game" to describe Doherty’s style when playing. He also used the phrase "The Beautiful Game" in his commentary career later on
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Football On November 6‚ 1869‚ Rutgers and Princeton played what was billed as the first college football game. In 1876‚ a coach named Walter Camp‚ who is considered the “Father of American Football‚” helped produce the first rules of American football. Now over 147 years later football is still a popular sport watched by millions of americans. American football is a sport played by two teams of eleven players who attempt to get a touchdown. Whoever scores a touchdown will gain six points for their
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