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The Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) maintains data on performance for members of the LPGA Tour. Scoring average is generally considered the most important statistic
The Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) maintains data on performance for members of the LPGA Tour. Scoring average is generally considered the most important statistic in term of a player's success. To investigate the relationship between scoring average and variables such as driving distance, driving accuracy, greens in regulation, sand saves, and average putts per round, year-end performance data for 140 players on the LPGA Tour for 2012 are contained in the DATA file named TourLPGA2012 (LPGA website). Each row of the data set corresponds to a LPGA Tour player. Descriptions for the variables in the data set follow.
Player | Scoring Average | DrDist | DrAccu | GIR | Sand Saves | PPR |
Bader, Beth | 74.160 | 247.280 | 72.9 | 61.1 | 35.7 | 30.76 |
Beck, Karlin | 75.333 | 252.121 | 68.1 | 64.5 | 23.5 | 31.88 |
Blumenherst, Amanda | 74.108 | 250.737 | 58.9 | 65.2 | 45.1 | 31.47 |
Boeljon, Christel | 73.466 | 247.000 | 70.7 | 62.2 | 42.9 | 30.04 |
Bowie Young, Heather | 73.174 | 251.565 | 73.6 | 67.2 | 34 | 30.96 |
Bunch, Ashli | 75.895 | 247.368 | 62.6 | 56.4 | 38.1 | 31.26 |
Carter, Dori | 73.282 | 254.282 | 70.1 | 65.2 | 46 | 30.74 |
Castrale, Nicole | 72.415 | 247.585 | 71.8 | 68.4 | 46.3 | 30.37 |
Changkija, Sandra | 73.743 | 263.286 | 67.7 | 64.9 | 32.5 | 31.00 |
Cho, Irene | 73.622 | 249.676 | 60.2 | 61.6 | 36.6 | 29.92 |
Choi, Chella | 71.634 | 246.317 | 74.7 | 70.8 | 37.9 | 30.13 |
Choi, Na Yeon | 70.488 | 254.070 | 74.9 | 72.7 | 45.6 | 29.50 |
Clanton, Cydney | 75.000 | 263.649 | 60.1 | 64.9 | 37.5 | 32.14 |
Concolino, Jacqui | 73.176 | 248.971 | 67.7 | 65.4 | 53.5 | 30.68 |
Coutu, Taylor | 72.233 | 239.571 | 73.3 | 63.8 | 49 | 29.07 |
Creamer, Paula | 70.952 | 245.257 | 79 | 72.9 | 56.9 | 30.01 |
Davies, Laura | 74.071 | 257.697 | 54.7 | 58.3 | 41.7 | 30.03 |
Dergal, Tanya | 76.278 | 232.857 | 65.1 | 53.2 | 32.1 | 30.56 |
Diaz, Laura | 73.436 | 239.256 | 57.1 | 60.8 | 39.6 | 30.21 |
Doolan, Wendy | 74.519 | 262.556 | 69 | 65.8 | 44.8 | 31.52 |
Duncan, Meredith | 74.379 | 224.517 | 79.6 | 55.9 | 34.1 | 29.66 |
Dunn, Moira | 72.514 | 252.800 | 73.2 | 66.7 | 48.1 | 30.26 |
Ekey, Kathleen | 74.629 | 246.118 | 69.3 | 60.5 | 21.7 | 31.17 |
Ewart, Jodi | 72.725 | 258.304 | 71.2 | 68.2 | 40.3 | 30.60 |
Felibert, Veronica | 74.351 | 257.919 | 69.3 | 66.8 | 44.8 | 32.18 |
Feng, Shanshan | 70.841 | 256.344 | 76.8 | 73 | 39.1 | 30.16 |
Ferrero, Lisa | 74.667 | 258.139 | 62.6 | 66.2 | 29.3 | 31.94 |
Francella, Meaghan | 74.368 | 237.395 | 77.2 | 62.6 | 37 | 30.71 |
Futcher, Katie | 72.868 | 246.364 | 69.1 | 64.9 | 36.5 | 30.25 |
Gal, Sandra | 71.802 | 259.783 | 66.3 | 67.4 | 42 | 29.86 |
Granada, Julieta | 71.965 | 240.711 | 76.8 | 65.8 | 50.8 | 29.46 |
Grzebien, Anna | 74.556 | 254.037 | 71.8 | 65.8 | 36 | 32.19 |
Gulbis, Natalie | 72.271 | 251.311 | 73.9 | 71.1 | 42.4 | 30.20 |
Gulyanamitta, Numa | 73.723 | 244.047 | 71.1 | 60.9 | 47.6 | 30.12 |
Gustafson, Sophie | 73.279 | 263.050 | 67.1 | 65.8 | 44.9 | 30.65 |
Han, Hee-Won | 72.571 | 247.595 | 71.1 | 68.5 | 47.1 | 30.09 |
Harigae, Mina | 72.333 | 249.408 | 72.7 | 67.7 | 46.4 | 30.26 |
Hart, Marcy | 73.030 | 234.879 | 82.7 | 66.3 | 37.8 | 30.73 |
Hedwall, Caroline | 72.268 | 252.333 | 69.3 | 69.6 | 32.1 | 30.49 |
Hernandez, Maria | 73.706 | 243.758 | 75.8 | 68 | 48 | 31.74 |
Hjorth, Maria | 73.559 | 266.961 | 61.2 | 66.5 | 39 | 30.87 |
Hull-Kirk, Katherine | 72.437 | 253.382 | 70 | 66.7 | 39.4 | 29.79 |
Hung, Amy | 74.679 | 242.233 | 65.4 | 58.5 | 52.6 | 30.44 |
Hur, Mi Jung | 72.286 | 262.159 | 58.2 | 64.8 | 59.7 | 29.16 |
Hurst, Pat | 74.400 | 248.862 | 59.7 | 59 | 35.6 | 30.00 |
Hurst, Vicky | 72.952 | 262.622 | 65 | 67.4 | 34.8 | 30.42 |
Icher, Karine | 71.104 | 246.676 | 73.4 | 72.4 | 46.7 | 30.11 |
Jang, Jeong | 72.813 | 240.719 | 74.8 | 59.1 | 37.5 | 28.58 |
Ji, Eun-Hee | 72.684 | 241.507 | 76.6 | 68.9 | 46.3 | 30.42 |
Joh, Tiffany | 74.093 | 240.239 | 63 | 63.8 | 42.2 | 30.83 |
Johnson, Jennifer | 72.064 | 247.865 | 76.8 | 68.4 | 38.3 | 30.15 |
Kane, Lorie | 73.296 | 250.741 | 69.1 | 64.4 | 40.6 | 30.44 |
Kaneko, Ayaka | 74.211 | 243.459 | 69.2 | 62 | 38.5 | 30.95 |
Kang, Danielle | 72.393 | 246.934 | 73.6 | 66 | 40.5 | 29.96 |
Kang, Haeji | 71.537 | 254.638 | 68.4 | 66.8 | 41.5 | 29.11 |
Kang, Jimin | 73.754 | 243.979 | 72 | 65.6 | 48.1 | 31.07 |
Kemp, Sarah | 74.679 | 240.679 | 62.4 | 57.7 | 40.5 | 30.32 |
Kerr, Cristie | 71.272 | 258.563 | 74.6 | 70.6 | 37.8 | 29.93 |
Kim, Christina | 74.019 | 237.341 | 78 | 63.4 | 36.4 | 30.68 |
Kim, I.K. | 71.306 | 241.984 | 75.6 | 70.4 | 51.8 | 29.65 |
Kim, Mindy | 73.035 | 249.854 | 72.8 | 68.8 | 37.5 | 30.80 |
Kim, Song-Hee | 76.864 | 251.235 | 46.2 | 47.7 | 24.1 | 29.35 |
Kono, Stephanie | 76.964 | 232.464 | 59.7 | 48.8 | 35.8 | 30.46 |
Korda, Jessica | 72.938 | 262.785 | 65 | 69.2 | 34.9 | 30.96 |
Kung, Candie | 72.134 | 242.417 | 76.2 | 69.9 | 50.8 | 30.07 |
LaCrosse, Cindy | 72.900 | 246.338 | 75.6 | 66 | 39.3 | 30.23 |
Lang, Brittany | 71.589 | 261.939 | 68.3 | 71.8 | 51.4 | 30.32 |
Lee, Ilhee | 72.384 | 243.219 | 74 | 65.2 | 52.2 | 30.03 |
Lee, Jee Young | 72.350 | 260.475 | 63.1 | 65.7 | 52.1 | 30.08 |
Lee, Jennie | 74.019 | 243.887 | 68 | 61.8 | 42.6 | 30.08 |
Lee, Meena | 72.239 | 233.900 | 77.9 | 66.3 | 44.6 | 29.51 |
Lee-Bentham, Rebecca | 74.250 | 245.139 | 71.7 | 59.1 | 34.6 | 30.33 |
Lewis, Amelia | 73.783 | 252.696 | 72.3 | 62.3 | 22.2 | 30.61 |
Lewis, Stacy | 70.333 | 260.036 | 74.8 | 75.2 | 41.5 | 29.78 |
Lincicome, Brittany | 71.525 | 276.083 | 64 | 71.3 | 53.5 | 30.28 |
Lindberg, Pernilla | 72.600 | 252.018 | 66.8 | 64.9 | 40.4 | 29.47 |
Lindley, Leta | 73.056 | 219.944 | 82.4 | 58.3 | 66.7 | 29.19 |
Louden, Stephanie | 73.861 | 231.361 | 77.9 | 60.2 | 39.3 | 29.97 |
Mackenzie, Paige | 73.525 | 254.078 | 72 | 65 | 46 | 30.68 |
Martin, Mo | 72.943 | 230.765 | 83.9 | 64.7 | 34 | 30.35 |
Matthew, Catriona | 71.088 | 255.603 | 69.2 | 70.2 | 44.9 | 29.66 |
McPherson, Kristy | 73.551 | 243.115 | 73.2 | 66.3 | 19.7 | 31.21 |
Michaels, Sydnee | 72.484 | 259.983 | 64.8 | 66.8 | 48 | 29.84 |
Min, Na On | 74.636 | 243.091 | 61.9 | 62.8 | 46.3 | 31.33 |
Miyazato, Ai | 70.564 | 242.881 | 79.3 | 68.3 | 50 | 28.68 |
Miyazato, Mika | 70.939 | 240.679 | 84.8 | 71.9 | 26.5 | 29.69 |
Moodie, Janice | 74.000 | 248.389 | 67.7 | 67.7 | 34.2 | 31.78 |
Morgan, Becky | 73.266 | 239.613 | 72.4 | 65.1 | 43.5 | 30.38 |
Mozo, Belen | 72.643 | 251.894 | 71.4 | 65.3 | 42.3 | 30.23 |
Munoz, Azahara | 70.898 | 255.663 | 70.5 | 74.1 | 47.2 | 29.76 |
Nordqvist, Anna | 71.189 | 248.448 | 72.9 | 71.8 | 43.5 | 29.95 |
Oh, Angela | 74.375 | 241.450 | 71.9 | 58.9 | 33.3 | 30.05 |
Oh, Ji Young | 73.250 | 239.295 | 77 | 64.8 | 41.3 | 31.09 |
O'Toole, Ryann | 74.302 | 254.814 | 64.3 | 63.7 | 27.6 | 30.93 |
Pak, Jin Young | 73.395 | 249.256 | 62.2 | 59.2 | 38.3 | 29.40 |
Pak, Se Ri | 71.184 | 259.500 | 62.5 | 70 | 53.3 | 29.44 |
Park, Hee Young | 71.706 | 256.189 | 69.4 | 70 | 45.1 | 30.13 |
Park, Inbee | 70.212 | 254.840 | 73.4 | 68.9 | 45.9 | 28.34 |
Park, Jane | 73.349 | 242.366 | 74 | 66 | 34.4 | 31.00 |
Pettersen, Suzann | 70.744 | 265.385 | 71 | 72.8 | 52.9 | 30.30 |
Phatlum, Pornanong | 72.429 | 247.197 | 74.2 | 66.3 | 44.3 | 30.24 |
Piller, Gerina | 72.560 | 268.932 | 64.1 | 66 | 37.3 | 30.36 |
Prammanasudh, Stacy | 73.680 | 244.840 | 65.9 | 61.8 | 48.6 | 30.16 |
Pressel, Morgan | 73.647 | 242.119 | 69.7 | 60.1 | 58 | 28.43 |
Rah, Jane | 74.171 | 238.900 | 80.5 | 61 | 52.5 | 30.51 |
Rankin, Reilley | 73.067 | 243.111 | 75.7 | 65.4 | 36.4 | 30.51 |
Recari, Beatriz | 71.687 | 244.191 | 80.1 | 72.5 | 38.6 | 30.51 |
Richdale, Samantha | 73.583 | 246.917 | 74.4 | 64.6 | 18.2 | 30.83 |
Rosales, Jennifer | 72.171 | 248.756 | 74.2 | 69.4 | 30.8 | 30.49 |
Ryu, So Yeon | 70.302 | 258.200 | 73.3 | 71.7 | 39.7 | 29.25 |
Salas, Lizette | 71.719 | 249.953 | 74.9 | 69.7 | 35.7 | 29.77 |
Schreefel, Dewi Claire | 72.972 | 251.646 | 67 | 64.9 | 46.3 | 29.71 |
Seo, Hee Kyung | 71.571 | 251.135 | 72.8 | 66.2 | 54.8 | 29.25 |
Sergas, Giulia | 72.632 | 257.567 | 64.4 | 66.6 | 35.7 | 30.24 |
Serramia, Elisa | 75.429 | 247.286 | 60.8 | 57.9 | 37.8 | 30.79 |
Sharp, Alena | 72.900 | 262.900 | 67.5 | 65 | 35.4 | 30.45 |
Shepley, Jessica | 73.885 | 249.538 | 69.2 | 63.5 | 32 | 30.65 |
Sherlock, Stephanie | 75.217 | 236.545 | 73.5 | 52.4 | 40.5 | 29.48 |
Shin, Jenny | 72.060 | 243.096 | 75.4 | 68.4 | 50.9 | 30.03 |
Shin, Jiyai | 70.308 | 242.145 | 83.5 | 73.7 | 59.4 | 29.51 |
Sjodin, Karin | 72.093 | 264.573 | 71.3 | 76.1 | 26.3 | 31.41 |
Smith, Sarah Jane | 72.772 | 253.491 | 66.8 | 66.3 | 28.8 | 30.47 |
Song, Christine | 74.605 | 231.919 | 75.6 | 60.1 | 37 | 30.79 |
Song, Jennifer | 73.188 | 243.750 | 71.8 | 64.1 | 45.5 | 29.91 |
Stanford, Angela | 71.506 | 255.141 | 72.9 | 70 | 31.6 | 29.78 |
Stupples, Karen | 73.017 | 257.898 | 64.3 | 67.2 | 29.8 | 30.57 |
Tamulis, Kris | 73.043 | 250.413 | 69.4 | 66.8 | 31.9 | 30.53 |
Tanco, Victoria | 73.897 | 245.026 | 49.9 | 59.4 | 45.9 | 30.00 |
Thompson, Lexi | 71.568 | 271.973 | 69.2 | 72.5 | 45.3 | 30.98 |
Tseng, Yani | 71.122 | 266.986 | 58.5 | 68.8 | 41.7 | 29.53 |
Ueda, Momoko | 71.850 | 246.392 | 72.8 | 66.7 | 43.6 | 30.00 |
Uribe, Mariajo | 72.034 | 258.814 | 69.7 | 67.7 | 46.3 | 30.06 |
Walshe, Alison | 72.592 | 258.282 | 63.8 | 67.3 | 44.3 | 30.15 |
Ward, Wendy | 73.271 | 248.500 | 67.7 | 66.7 | 43.2 | 31.05 |
Webb, Karrie | 71.192 | 259.000 | 73.8 | 72.3 | 38.9 | 30.18 |
Wie, Michelle | 73.485 | 268.589 | 53 | 66 | 39.7 | 31.16 |
Wright, Lindsey | 72.211 | 241.909 | 76.5 | 66 | 57.9 | 29.75 |
Yang, Amy | 71.040 | 258.046 | 69 | 70.7 | 42.9 | 29.71 |
Yoo, Sun Young | 71.659 | 256.667 | 74.2 | 75.2 | 53.6 | 30.98 |
Yun, Hannah | 73.829 | 252.324 | 67.5 | 61 | 41.1 | 30.26 |
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