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re: Harris Poll Shows Most Popular Sports in US
Posted on 1/26/14 at 1:54 pm to GumBro Jackson
Posted on 1/26/14 at 1:54 pm to GumBro Jackson
This poll shows which sports people said were their favorite. It doesnt take into account that 35% of fans who said the NFL was their favorite might have said college football or the NBA was their second favorite, and listed MLB near the bottom.
Can't rank sports based on this because the study doesnt tell us which sport is the second favorite, third favorite, and so on.
Can't rank sports based on this because the study doesnt tell us which sport is the second favorite, third favorite, and so on.
Posted on 1/26/14 at 2:43 pm to QuackAttack716
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Can't rank sports based on this because
Sure you can. You can rank them based on % of people who claimed a sport as their favorite.
Obviously there could be a more detailed study done that would more effectively rank the overall "popularity" of a sport. Or you could get even more detailed and poll people about hours spent watching each sport, which would be an even better indication.
I may think I like college football more than MLB, but if I only spend 3 hours a week watching LSU play for 12 weeks, and I spend 3+ hours a day 5 days a week for 6 months watching the Red Sox or Nationals, which sport is truly my favorite?
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