Attendance. Traditionally, athletic teams that perform better grow their fan base and generate greater attendance at games or matches. This should hold true regardless of the sport—whether it’s soccer, football, or American baseball.

Using the data provided for the number of wins and attendance in 2006 for the 14 American League baseball teams, answer the following questions. Use Home Attendance as the dependent variable and Wins as the explanatory variable.

a) Examine a scatterplot for the two variables and test the conditions for regression.

b) Do you think there is a linear association between Home Attendance and Wins? Explain.