Specification of the home advantage: the case of the World Series
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ABSTRACT:
The guiding research query was, "Is there statistical evidence to support a home advantage, that is, is there a statistically significant difference between the likelihood of winning at home and the likelihood of winning way?" The outcomes of all World Series games were investigated to determine if there was a "home advantage". Although the "home advantage" discovered in professional hockey, basketball, football, (major league) baseball and college basketball also existed in World Series games, some provocative findings specifying this relationship and raising some theoretical nuances were discovered. Illustratively, it was discovered that there is not a statistically significant difference between home and away wins and losses. The social significance of this genre of research - the home advantage - is that human behavior is situated, that is, it often varies from one social context to another. Such an interest in the contextual bases of human social behavior was of fundamental significance to classical sociologists and continues to interest contemporary ones as well. Although no direct empirical measures of social support were investigated, the social milieu correlates with a facilitation effect. The consequence of traveling to "foreign" venues is not problematic for the host. The physical and psychological results of travel are known to even effect the casual tourist. These factors, among others, undoubtedly play some role in the outcomes of the contests and need to be factored into the "home advantage" equation.
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