Sprinting Toward Expenditures: A Multiple Regression Study of Expenditures on Athletic Performance

• In Event: 64.086 - MTCC Roundtable Session 27
  In Roundtable Session: 64.086-7 - Applications of Assessment in Sport

Abstract

The purpose of this quantitative study is to examine the relationship between athletic department expenditures and track and field athletic performance. The scope of this study covered 51 Power 5 institutions. The US Department of Education Equity in Athletics Data Analysis (EADA) provided financial data, while performance data was attained from the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association. A multiple linear regression was used and found athletic department recruiting expenditures and total track and field expenses were significant predictors of track and field rankings at p<.05.

Author

• Casey Jonathan Cascio, The University of Oklahoma