Date of Award
Spring 5-2-2019
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
Economics
First Advisor
Matthew Baker
Second Advisor
Gregory Colman
Academic Program Adviser
Randall Filer
Abstract
This paper predicts the possibilities of specific penalty types occurring, using a logistic regression model, and evaluates whether there is any possible bias towards teams by referees' decision making. Using penalties that occurred from 2009 until 2018, there seems to be a bias towards teams which are part of larger markets. How successful the team is and how famous some of the players are can also possibly affect the odds of a referee making a penalty call. Due to how underdeveloped the area of research is, there are many ways to expand it to essentially bring further light to whether there is any referee bias in the NFL.
Recommended Citation
Stefanidis, Anthony, "Dependability of Referees’ Decision Making on Discretionary Penalties in the NFL" (2019). CUNY Academic Works.
https://academicworks.cuny.edu/hc_sas_etds/448