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nfl-favorite-team

NFL Favorite Team

This folder contains data behind the story The Rams Are Dead To Me, So I Answered 3,352 Questions To Find A New NFL Team.

team-picking-categories.csv contains grades for each NFL franchise in 16 categories, to be used to pick a new favorite team.

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FRLFan relations - Courtesy by players, coaches and front offices toward fans, and how well a team uses technology to reach them
OWNOwnership - Honesty; loyalty to core players and the community
PLAPlayers - Effort on the field, likability off it
FUTFuture wins - Projected wins over next 5 seasons
BWGBandwagon Factor - Are the team's next 5 years likely to be better than their previous 5?
TRDTradition - Championships/division titles/wins in team's entire history
BNGBang for the buck - Wins per fan dollars spent
BEHBehavior - Suspensions by players on team since 2007, with extra weight to transgressions vs. women
NYPProximity to New York City
SLPProximity to St. Louis
AFFAffordability - Price of tickets, parking and concessions
SMKSmall Market - Size of market in terms of population, where smaller is better
STXStadium experience - Quality of venue; fan-friendliness of environment; frequency of game-day promotions
CCHCoaching - Strength of on-field leadership
UNIUniform - Stylishness of uniform design, according to Uni Watch's Paul Lukas
BMKBig Market - Size of market in terms of population, where bigger is better

Should be used in conjunction with weights derived from a survey structured like this: http://www.allourideas.org/nflteampickingsample.

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