BYANTHONY DATTOLO

JAMAR BEVERLYRYAN WILSON

ADAM COOMBS

The Use of Steroids in Professional Baseball

Introduction

Steroids in baseball has been an increasing topic

Many players have been linked or have been caught using steroids

What kind of effect does steroids have on fans opinions

Introduction

Our surveys questions focused on finding the fans opinions

Do fans feel that players using steroids influence the younger generations to use performance enhancing drugs

Have fans lost interest in major league baseball because of steroid use

Introduction

Players with great careers become tarnished because they used steroids

Does an increase in performance lead people to believe that a player is using performance enhancing drugs

Introduction

In the past few years players have been accused of using steroids

MLB current steroid policy First positive test result: 50 game suspension Second positive test result: 100 game suspension Third positive test result: lifetime suspension

Introduction

Research Hypothesis: Does the players use of steroids in Major League

Baseball have an effect on the opinion of their fans

Data Collection

Surveyed 30 random people

18 Male12 Female

We handed out 30 surveys which asked a variety of questions

Has the use of steroids affected your view of Major League Baseball?

Strongly Agree-7%

Agree- 53%

Neutral- 33%

Disagree- 7%

Stongly Disagree- 0%

Is MLB properly dealing with the player’s use of steroids?

Strongly Agree

Agree

Neutral

Disagree

Strongly Disagree

0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16

How do you feel about the MLB banning the use of steroids?

Strongly Agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly Disagree0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

18

Do you feel that in recent years, players that have had great careers will be assumed to have used

steroids?

Strongly Agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly Disagree0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

Do the players using steroids have an effect on the youths of America?

Strongly Agree- 47%

Agree- 40%

Neutral

Disagree- 7%

Stongly Disagree- 7%

Should we assume that players who have shown dramatic change in performance used steroids?

Strongly Agree- 7%

Agree- 13.5%

Neutral- 33%

Disagree- 33%

Stongly Disagree 13.5%

Should players who have been inducted into the Hall of Fame and been caught using steroids be stripped of their accolades?

yes- 67%

no- 33%

Hypothesis Testing

Hypothesis Testing

Hypothesis Testing

Hypothesis Testing

Regression Analysis

Analysis

Research Hypothesis: Does the players use of steroids in Major League

Baseball have an effect on the opinion of their fans

From the results of the survey we can say that steroids affect fans opinions

Conclusions

Fans believe that the MLB should improve on handling the issue of steroids

They want to see players reprimanded for actions

People feel that the youth of America are affected