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Do Fans Want Close Contests? A Test of the Uncertainty of Outcome Hypothesis in the National Basketball Association

Rascher, Daniel A.; Solmes, John Paul G. - In: International Journal of Sport Finance 2 (2007) 3, pp. 130-141

The National Basketball Association claims to sell entertainment. Part of that entertainment is close, competitive contests with uncertain outcomes. However, hometown fans want the home team to win. Hence, the optimal probability that the home team wins a game, from the perspective of maximizing...

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Do Fans Want Close Contests? A Test of the Uncertainty of Outcome Hypothesis in the National Basketball Association

Daniel, Rascher; John Paul, Solmes - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2007

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The monetary value of competitive balance for sport consumers : a stated preference approach to European professional football

Pawlowski, Tim; Budzinski, Oliver - In: International journal of sport finance 8 (2013) 2, pp. 112-123

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Competitive balance versus competitive intensity before a match : is one of these two concepts more relevant in explaining attendance? ; the case of the French football Ligue 1 ove...

Scelles, Nicolas; Durand, Christophe; Bonnal, Liliane; … - In: Applied economics 45 (2013) 28/30, pp. 4184-4192

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Testing the uncertainty of outcome hypothesis in European professional football : a stated preference approach

Pawlowski, Tim - In: Journal of sports economics 14 (2013) 4, pp. 341-367

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Testing the Uncertainty of Outcome Hypothesis in European Professional Football

Pawlowski, Tim - In: Journal of Sports Economics 14 (2013) 4, pp. 341-367

might be at risk of moving into territory where consumer demand will fall off as suggested by the uncertainty of outcome …

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Explaining Game-to-Game Ticket Sales for Major League Baseball Games Over Time

Beckman, Elise M.; Cai, Wenqiang; Esrock, Rebecca M.; … - In: Journal of Sports Economics 13 (2012) 5, pp. 536-553

, lending little support for the uncertainty of outcome hypothesis. Generally the effect on ticket sales from many potential …

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Game Attendance and Outcome Uncertainty in the National Hockey League

Coates, Dennis; Humphreys, Brad R. - In: Journal of Sports Economics 13 (2012) 4, pp. 364-377

, suggesting the need for an expanded definition of the Uncertainty of Outcome Hypothesis that includes aspects of consumer …

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The Role of Uncertainty of Outcome and Scoring in the Determination of Fan Satisfaction in the NFL

Paul, Rodney J.; Wachsman, Yoav; Weinbach, Andrew P. - In: Journal of Sports Economics 12 (2011) 2, pp. 213-221

importance of uncertainty of outcome during the game and overall points scored by both teams in the game. As expected, the margin … uncertainty of outcome as the game is played. In addition, higher scoring games led to higher fan ratings than lower scoring games …

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When Going in Circles is Going Backward: Outcome Uncertainty in NASCAR

Berkowitz, Jason P.; II, Craig A. Depken; Wilson, Dennis P. - In: Journal of Sports Economics 12 (2011) 3, pp. 253-283

shows that the uncertainty of outcome hypothesis pertains to both race attendance and television audience, with the former …

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