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Author:

Mcmurtry, Scott Thomas

Title:

The Re-tweets of Victory, the Hashtags of Defeat

Area of Honors:

Letters, Arts, and Sciences

Keywords:

Letters
Arts
and Sciences
Sports
Baseball
Social Media
Statistics
Pittsburgh
Pirates
Technology

File:

Download Scott_McMurtry--Honors_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Debra Hawhee, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Jack L Selzer, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Onimus, David John

Title:

The Economic Effects of the Steroid Era in Major League Baseball on Fan Behavior

Area of Honors:

Management

Keywords:

Scandal
Steroids
Steroids Era
Baseball
Major League Baseball
Economics

File:

Download Onimus.David.Thesis.Final.Submission.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Srikanth Paruchuri, Thesis Supervisor
Srikanth Paruchuri, Thesis Honors Advisor
Vilmos Fosnocht Misangyi, Faculty Reader

Author:

Loggia, Christopher Angelo

Title:

Hitting the Moneyball Into the Luxury Box

Area of Honors:

Finance

Keywords:

Finance
Baseball
Moneyball
Player Valuation
Z-Score
Sports
Statistics
Revenue
Attendance
Winning Percentage

File:

Download Chris_Loggia_Thesis_vf_4-13_Merged.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Dr. Robert Alexander Novack, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Brian Spangler Davis, Faculty Reader

Author:

Suder, Robert John

Title:

Modal Analysis on Baseball Bats: How Damping Rates Affect Overall "Feel"

Area of Honors:

Engineering Science

Keywords:

Baseball
Engineering
Sports
Acoustics
Vibrations
Modal Analysis
Damping

File:

Download Suder-Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Daniel Allen Russell, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Lucas Jay Passmore, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Narayan, Nihaar

Title:

America's Past Time: An Exploration of the Declining Attendance and Viewership of Major League Baseball

Area of Honors:

Economics

Keywords:

MLB
Baseball
Economics
Sabermetrics

File:

Download Narayan_Final_Updated.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

James R. Tybout, Thesis Honors Advisor
Peter William Newberry, Thesis Supervisor

Author:

Lunger, Jeffrey

Title:

The Bonus: An Analysis of Fund Allocation in the MLB First Year Player Draft

Area of Honors:

Economics

Keywords:

Sport
Baseball
Draft
MLB
Economics

File:

Download Lunger_Jeffrey_The_Bonus_An_Analysis_of_Fund_Allocation_in_the_MLB_First_Year_Player_Draft.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Ran I Shorrer, Thesis Supervisor
Sung Jae Jun, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Little, Matthew

Title:

Money Talks: How Economics Affect Sports

Area of Honors:

Accounting

Keywords:

Sports
Baseball
Football
Basketball
Hockey
Competitive Advantage
Success
Payroll
Winning Percentage
Championships
Penn State
The Pennsylvania State University

File:

Download Little_Thesis_Complete.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Samuel Burton Bonsall, IV, Thesis Supervisor
Samuel Burton Bonsall, IV, Thesis Honors Advisor
Scott Collins, Faculty Reader