Povezanost osvojenih medalja europskih zemalja na svjetskim prvenstvima u kuglanju od 1992. do 2017. s njihovim brojem stanovnika, veličinom zemlje i bruto društvenim proizvodom

master's thesis

• Title (english): Conection among medals won in World Bowling Champioships and population size, country size and GDP
• Author: Željko Petrović
• Mentor: Dragan Milanović (mentor)
• Committee member: Dragan Milanović (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Tomislav Krističević (član povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Dario Škegro (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Kinesiology; Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2018-07-05, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: SOCIAL SCIENCES; Kinesiology

Abstract

Cilj ovog rada bio je utvrditi stupanj povezanosti ukupnog broja stanovnika, površine zemlje i nominalnog bruto društvenog proizvoda (BDP) s medaljama koje su europske zemlje osvojile na svjetskim prvenstvima u kuglanju od 1992. do 2017. godine. Provedenim istraživanjem utvrđeno je da ne postoji povezanost između broja osvojenih medalja europskih zemalja na svjetskim prvenstvima u kuglanju s ukupnim brojem stanovnika, površinom zemlje i nominalnim bruto društvenim proizvodom (BDP). To znači, kako uspjeh na svjetskim prvenstvima u sportskoj disciplini kuglanja, promatrajući ukupno osvojene medalje u kategoriji ženskog i muškog natjecanja, zapravo ne ovisi o razini razvijenosti s obzirom na ekonomske, geografske i demografske pokazatelje zemlje. Drugim riječima, i zemlje poput Hrvatske, čije se sportske mogućnosti u smislu uvjeta ne mogu mjeriti sa zemljama koje su po BDP-u, površini i ekonomskoj snazi daleko snažnije, mogu biti visoko rangirane u kuglačkom sportu prema ukupnom broju osvojenih medalja. To ujedno pokazuje kako se radi o sportu koji je dostupan većini stanovništva s obzirom da nije financijskih zahtijevan, odnosno ne može se svrstati u „skupe“ sportove.

Abstract (english)

The aim of the paper was to determine the relation between total population size in millions, country size in square miles and nominal gross domestic product on the one hand and the number of medals won in world bowling championships in observed countries in the period between 1992 and 2017. This study has determined that there is no statistically significant correlation between the number of medals won and economic, geographic and demographic indicators. This means that when we look at the total medals won in women’s and men’s categories, success in world bowling championships actually does not depend on how developed a country is in terms of economic, geographic and demographic indicators. In other words, even countries like Croatia, which do not possess the same resources and conditions for competitive sports as the countries that are far bigger in GDP, size and economic power, can be highly ranked in bowling in terms of the number of medals won. At the same time, this also shows that bowling is a sport accessible to the majority of population because it is not financially demanding, i.e., it cannot be categorized as an “expensive” sport.

• Keywords: medalja; zemlje; europske zemlje; BDP po stanovniku; površina
• Keywords (english): medal; countries; European countries; GDP per capita; population; country size
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:117:526707
• Study programme: Title: Specialist graduate professional study for sports coaches education; Study programme type: professional; Study level: specialist graduate; Academic / professional title: stručni specijalist trenerske struke (stručni specijalist trenerske struke)
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• Created on: 2018-07-09 09:40:12