[EX03-048] NBA players, teams, and fans are interested in seeing their leading scorer score lots of points, yet at the same time, the number of personal fouls they commit tends to limit their playing time. For each team, the following table lists the number of minutes played per game

(Min/G) and the number of personal fouls committed per game (PF/G) by the leading scorer during the 2003–2004 season.

Team Min/G PF/G Bulls 35.14 2.01 Lakers 37.65 2.71

••• Remainder of data on Student’s Suite CD-ROM Source: NBA.com

a. Construct a scatter diagram.

b. Describe the resulting pattern. Are there any unusual characteristics displayed?

c. Calculate the correlation coefficient, r.

d. Does the value of the correlation coefficient seem reasonable?