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American Baseball Fans Do Not Influence Game Outcomes

Timothy E. Zimmer et al.

Economics Bulletin2021article
ABDC C
Weight
0.47

What the paper says

The paper examines U. S. Major League Baseball (MLB) data to evaluate home-field advantage and the relationship between fan attendance and game outcomes. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, fans were not allowed in stadiums during the 2020 MLB regular season. The results indicate the absence of fans did not statistically alter home-field advantage when controlling for quality of play.

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@article{timothy2021,
  title        = {{American Baseball Fans Do Not Influence Game Outcomes}},
  author       = {Timothy E. Zimmer et al.},
  journal      = {Economics Bulletin},
  year         = {2021},
}

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Evidence weight

0.47

Balanced mode · F 0.40 / M 0.15 / V 0.05 / R 0.40

F · citation impact0.32 × 0.4 = 0.13
M · momentum0.80 × 0.15 = 0.12
V · venue signal0.50 × 0.05 = 0.03
R · text relevance †0.50 × 0.4 = 0.20

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