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 0.18. Shown are the winning percentages for the 14 American League teams during a season. Spring Regular Spring Regular Team Training Season Team Training Season Baltimore Orioles 0.413 0.428 Minnesota Twins 0.498 0.546 Boston Red Sox 0.428 0.592 New York Yankees 0.581 0.532 Chicago White Sox 0.409 0.561 Oakland A's 0.689 0.472 Cleveland Indians 0.569 0.498 Seattle Mariners 0.498 0.383 Detroit Tigers 0.569 0.463 Tampa Bay Rays 0.727 0.605 Kansas City Royals 0.524 0.454 Texas Rangers 0.648 0.489 Los Angeles Angels 0.736 0.623 Toronto Blue Jays 0.442 . 0.537 a. What is the correlation coefficient between the spring training and the regular season winning percentages (to 3 decimals)? Round intermediate calculations up to 4 decimals. b. What is your conclusion about a team's record during spring training indicating how the team will play during the regular season? (i) It is a good indicator because of low negative correlation. (ii) It is not a good indicator because of low positive correlation. (iii) It is a good indicator because of low positive correlation. (iv) It is not a good indicator because of high positive correlation. (v) It is not a good indicator because of high negative correlation. (vi) It is a good indicator because of zero correlation. Choose the correct option. - Select your answer - + What are some of the reasons why this occurs? Discuss. Winning | - Select your answer - * ) the primary goal in spring training games. A - Select your answer - | correlation between spring training winning percentage and regular season winning percentage should be anticipated