Does a major league baseball team's record during spring training indicate how the team will play during the regular season? Over a six-year period, the correlation coefficient between a team's winning percentage in spring training and its winning percentage in the regular season is .18. Shown are the winning percentages for the 14 American League teams during a previous season.

a. What is the correlation coefficient between the spring training and the regular season winning percentages?
b. What is your conclusion about a team's record during spring training indicating how the team will play during the regular season? What are some of the reasons why this occurs? Discuss.

Transcribed Image Text:

Spring Regular Spring Regular Training Season Team Baltimore Orioles Boston Red Sox Chicago White Sox Cleveland Indians Detroit Tigers Kansas City Royals Los Angeles Angels ining Season Team Minnesota Twins New York Yankees 577 Oakland A's Seattle Mariners Tampa Bay Rays Texas Rangers Toronto Blue Jays 448 -422 586 429 417 569 569 .533 .724 549 466 377 .599 488 531 .692 457 463 617 0 731 643