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Craig A. Depken, II


The University of Texas at Arlington


Craig A. Depken, II
Department of Economics
Box 19479 UT Arlington
Arlington, TX 76019
Office: 817.272.3290
Fax: 817.272.3145
Email: depken@uta.edu

ECON5318/ECON3306 Sports Economics

Summer 2007

General Resources

Course Syllabus
Office Hours

Homework Assignments

Homework #1 : [Due June 19, 2007]
Homework #2 : [Due July 2, 2007]

Exam Resources

Midterm Exam Key [Find a mistake? E-mail me first and get +2 points on exam]

Final Exam Key [Find a mistake? E-mail me first and get +2 points on exam]


Undergraduate Final Grade Information

The average on the final exam was 68%. Therefore, the final exam grades were adjusted by 6 points
Adjusted final exam average was 74% - or 97.6 out of 125 points.

Here are the averages across the various parts of the course - number of observations differ based on how many students turned in homeworks or took quizes and exams:

    Variable |       Obs        Mean    Std. Dev.       Min        Max
-------------+--------------------------------------------------------
       quiz1 |        62    8.185484    1.929567        2.5         10
       exam1 |        63     79.1746     8.02926         58         96
    exam1adj |        63    98.96825    10.03658       72.5        120
       quiz2 |        51    7.872549    1.796784          4         10
        hwk1 |        61    21.18852    3.794913          8         25
       quiz3 |        63          10           0         10         10
        hwk2 |        60    20.46667     4.80983          2         25
       quiz4 |        51    7.941176    1.557713        2.5         10
       final |        63    68.12698    12.36474          0         88
    finaladj |        63           6           0          6          6
  finalbonus |        62    2.903226    1.003431          2          4
  finalof125 |        62    97.66129    11.27952         70        120
   classpart |        63    9.015873    1.518616          2         10
 totalpoints |        63    274.3968    29.15022      163.5      328.5
  percentage |        63    78.39921    8.329272      46.71      93.86
The average final grade in the class was a 78. Here's the breakdown of letter grades awarded:

     letter |      Freq.     Percent        Cum.
------------+-----------------------------------
          A |          6        9.52        9.52
          B |         26       41.27       50.79
          C |         26       41.27       92.06
          D |          4        6.35       98.41
          F |          1        1.59      100.00
------------+-----------------------------------
      Total |         63      100.00

ALL GRADES ARE FINAL EXCEPT FOR ACCOUNTING ERRORS - NO EXTRA CREDIT OFFERED (DON'T EVEN ASK)


Self Test #1 in Adobe Format [Sorry no answers provided]
Self Test #2 in Adobe Format [Sorry no answers provided]
SelfTest #1 (First Midterm)
SelfTest #2 (Final Exam)
Final Review Sheet
Summer 2000 Graduate Midterm
Summer 2000 Graduate Final
Undergraduate Midterm Exam Key
Undergraduate Final Exam Key

Class Lecture Notes (not a substitute for class!!)

Section 1: Introduction
Section 2: Franchise Economics
Regression Analysis [Handout]
Ticket Grades in Major League Baseball [Handout]
Salary Increases and Ticket Prices [Handout]
Section 3: League Economics [Posted: June 9]
Competition and Ticket Prices [Handout]
Section 4: Team Decisions [Posted: June 9]
Section 5: Labor Markets in Professional Sports [Posted June 18]
Section 6: Labor Markets in Amateur Sports [Posted June 25]
Section 7: The Economics of the NCAA [Posted June 25]
Section 8: Public Issues in Sports [Posted June 26 - minor typos corrected in feasibility example]
Example Economic Impact Study
What is the Economic Benefit of Hosting the Superbowl
Section 9: Discrimination in Sports

Miscellaneous

2003 Stadium Lecture




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