1. The Risk of Signing Previously-Arrested NFL Players Open Access Author: Conners, Bradford Thomas Title: The Risk of Signing Previously-Arrested NFL Players Area of Honors: Actuarial Science Keywords: actuarial sciencerisk managementsports analyticsNFLrecidivism File: Download The_Risk_of_Signing_Previously-Arrested_NFL_Players.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Ron Gebhardtsbauer, Thesis SupervisorRon Gebhardtsbauer, Thesis Honors AdvisorAndrew John Wiesner, Faculty Reader
2. PROJECTING EARLY ENTRY INTO THE NFL Open Access Author: Miller, John Z Title: PROJECTING EARLY ENTRY INTO THE NFL Area of Honors: Actuarial Science Keywords: NFLheightQBRbinomial logistic regressionpasser ratingcompletion percentageNFL draftearly entryspecial eligibilityscoutanalyticsstarting experiencepredictionregression model File: Download NFL_Thesis_Final.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Andrew John Wiesner, Thesis SupervisorRon Gebhardtsbauer, Thesis Honors Advisor
3. Beating the Vegas Spread: Using Multiple Regression to Predict the Outcome of College Basketball Games Open Access Author: Grabowski, Connor Title: Beating the Vegas Spread: Using Multiple Regression to Predict the Outcome of College Basketball Games Area of Honors: Actuarial Science Keywords: actuarial sciencesportsgamblingstatisticsregressionactuarialactuarybasketball File: Download Thesis_Final.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Steven L Putterman, Thesis SupervisorAndrew John Wiesner, Thesis Honors Advisor
4. Analyzing the Risk of Player Mortality in the NFL Open Access Author: Putt, Nathan Title: Analyzing the Risk of Player Mortality in the NFL Area of Honors: Actuarial Science Keywords: MortalityNFLRunning backMortality curveContractsRisk characteristicsRisk in sportsSurvival probabilities File: Download Nathan_Putt_Final_Schreyer_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Andrew John Wiesner, Thesis SupervisorSteven L Putterman, Thesis Honors Advisor
5. Assessing the Riskiness of Auto Drivers Through Psychological Factors Open Access Author: Coleman, Alexis Title: Assessing the Riskiness of Auto Drivers Through Psychological Factors Area of Honors: Actuarial Science Keywords: UnderwritingAuto InsurancePsychological FactorsAggressionActuarial ScienceStatisticsActuarialRating FactorsTraditional Underwriting File: Download Alexis_Coleman_Thesis_2021_Finished.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Andrew John Wiesner, Thesis SupervisorSteven L Putterman, Thesis Honors Advisor
6. Using Stokes Gained on the PGA Tour to Analyze U.S. Ryder Cup Performance Open Access Author: Gerity, William Title: Using Stokes Gained on the PGA Tour to Analyze U.S. Ryder Cup Performance Area of Honors: Actuarial Science Keywords: GolfStatisticsRyder CupPGA TourActuarial ScienceStrokes Gained File: Download Gerity_William_Thesis_Final.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Andrew John Wiesner, Thesis SupervisorAmanda W Hammell, Thesis Honors Advisor