Sports Ticket Sales 11/6
By Mariana Garcia-Serrato
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Last updated almost 5 years ago
5 Questions
What story does this graph about baseball, basketball and football ticket sales tell?
Note: The 1998-99 and 2011-12 N.B.A. seasons were shortened by lockouts, and the 1994 M.L.B. season was shortened by a players’ strike. Sources: ESPN, MiLB.com
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What is shown in the y axis?
What is shown in the y axis?
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What accounted for the drop in ticket sales for major league baseball in 1994?
What accounted for the drop in ticket sales for major league baseball in 1994?
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According to the graph, which would you say is the most popular league?
According to the graph, which would you say is the most popular league?
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The graph above appeared with an introductory paragraph stating that "For years, the collapse of baseball has been predicted. Attendance is falling. Television ratings are falling. The stars don’t seem as stellar as basketball’s and football’s stars. And, the fans just get older and older. When will baseball no longer be America’s Pastime?"
Is the above statement supported by the graph? To answer this question use the CER framework
The graph above appeared with an introductory paragraph stating that "For years, the collapse of baseball has been predicted. Attendance is falling. Television ratings are falling. The stars don’t seem as stellar as basketball’s and football’s stars. And, the fans just get older and older. When will baseball no longer be America’s Pastime?"
Is the above statement supported by the graph? To answer this question use the CER framework
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Write a >140 character Tweet that could accompany the sharing of the graph. This means, you would write a short sentence or two that describes one surprising thing you noticed from the graph and you accompany it with one or two relevant hashtags.DO NOT start your tweet with the phrase "I noticed"
Write a >140 character Tweet that could accompany the sharing of the graph.
This means, you would write a short sentence or two that describes one surprising thing you noticed from the graph and you accompany it with one or two relevant hashtags.
DO NOT start your tweet with the phrase "I noticed"