Can Data Science get fans back in the game?
Austin Cress
9/9/2020
Date that [article] (https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/can-data-science-get-fans-back-in-the-game-301112162.html) was published: 8/13/20
Summary of Article
The data science article discusses using SAS as a way to optimize the amount of fans in a football stadium while abiding by coronavirus guidelines. Coronavirus has had an impact on the sports industry with the number of fans being limited in the arena or them being banned altogether. In order to respect the coronavirus guidelines while maximizing revenue from ticket sales, data scientists have begun to use SAS. SAS allows the data scientists to run several different scenarios depending on which coronavirus restrictions are implemented for the arena. Some of these include, total attendance, distance between fans, and fixed number of seats. Depending on which guidelines are in place it can mean a substantial difference in revenue if they do not optimize their fan attendance. Ultimately, the data scientists aim to maximize total revenue and maximize consumer safety.
What do I think
I think that this article gives people the perspective of the future. Trying to figure out how different variables go together such as how many people can attend the sports event with how many people will be out of their seats. There needs to be a data analytics program that can solve these complex problems in order to keep people safe in todays new world.
Author Information
Trent Smith
Trent smith is a Senior Government & Education Communications Specialist for SAS. He discusses on SAS’s blog how big data helps people in their everyday lives without them knowing about it. Smith went to North Carolina State University and majored in media studies and communications.
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