Modeling NBA Gate Revenue

Dependent Variable: Team Gate Revenue for Season

Years: 1993-94 to 2003-04 (excluding 1998-99)

Double-logged model

Variable

Coefficient

Standard Error

t-Statistic

p-Value

Wins

0.172

0.048

3.568

0.000

Wins, previous season

0.145

0.044

3.303

0.001

Championships Won, weighted

0.037

0.010

3.737

0.000

All Star Votes Received

0.006

0.003

2.029

0.043

Roster Stability

0.022

0.055

0.398

0.691

Racial composition of team relative to racial composition of city

0.000

0.011

0.026

0.979

Dummy Variable for New Stadium

0.110

0.031

3.542

0.000

Stadium Capacity

0.820

0.118

6.976

0.000

Dummy Variable for Team Playing Before Sellout Crowds

0.240

0.030

8.012

0.000

City Population

0.094

0.019

5.010

0.000

Competitive Balance

0.068

0.086

0.788

0.431

R2

0.685

 

 

 

Adjusted R2

0.662

 

 

 

F-statistic

29.673

 

 

 

p-value F-statistic

0.000

 

 

 

 

 

Modeling NBA Road Attendance

Dependent Variable: Team Road Attendance for Season

Years: 1993-94 to 2003-04 (excluding 1998-99)

Variable

Coefficient

Standard Error

t-Statistic

p-Value

Wins

897.580

143.399

6.259

0.000

Wins, previous season

97.758

188.101

0.520

0.604

Championships Won, weighted

473.837

135.537

3.496

0.001

All Star Votes Received

0.017

0.002

7.738

0.000

Competitive Balance

-12,301.126

3,272.322

-3.759

0.000

Minutes played by white players

-17,072.651

11,873.356

-1.438

0.152

Population

0.001

0.000

2.739

0.007

R2

0.634

 

 

 

Adjusted R2

0.613

 

 

 

F-statistic

30.078

 

 

 

p-value F-statistic

0.000