Predicting NBA Salaries from Statistics
This project was completed for my ECON 381 class during my Junior year of undergraduate. The presentation and research paper below go hand in hand investigating if NBA Player’s Salaries Can be Predicted from Statistics.
Presentation:
Project Report:
This project incorporates the use of a semi-log form regression analysis. Some variables were logged, such as age, because of diminishing returns. According to this research, the main determinants of NBA salaries are:
- Age
- Steals
- Two-Point Percentage
- Three-Point Percentage
- Points
Github Repository:
Files for this project are stored at: https://github.com/caleb10miller/NBASalaryProject