Refer to the Baseball 2021 data, which report information on the 30 Major League Baseball teams for
Question:
Refer to the Baseball 2021 data, which report information on the 30 Major League Baseball teams for the 2021 season.
a. At the .05 significance level, can we conclude that there is a difference in the mean salary of teams in the American League versus teams in the National League?
b. At the .05 significance level, can we conclude that there is a difference in the mean home attendance of teams in the American League versus teams in the National League?
c. Compute the mean and the standard deviation of the number of wins for the 10 teams with the highest salaries. Do the same for the 10 teams with the lowest salaries. At the .05 significance level, is there a difference in the mean number of wins for the two groups? At the .05 significance level, is there a difference in the mean attendance for the two groups?
Team | League | Year Opened | Team Salary | Attendance | Wins | ERA | BA | HR | Net worth ($billion) |
Arizona Diamondbacks | National | 1998 | 89.08 | 1,043,010 | 52 | 5.11 | 0.236 | 144 | $1.320 |
Atlanta Braves | National | 2017 | 134.46 | 2,300,247 | 88 | 3.88 | 0.244 | 239 | $1.875 |
Baltimore Orioles | American | 1992 | 45.70 | 793,229 | 52 | 5.84 | 0.239 | 195 | $1.430 |
Boston Red Sox | American | 1912 | 180.26 | 1,725,323 | 92 | 4.26 | 0.261 | 219 | $3.465 |
Chicago Cubs | National | 1914 | 149.67 | 1,978,934 | 71 | 4.87 | 0.237 | 210 | $3.360 |
Chicago White Sox | American | 1991 | 125.99 | 1,596,385 | 93 | 3.73 | 0.256 | 190 | $1.685 |
Cincinnati Reds | National | 2003 | 118.75 | 1,505,024 | 83 | 4.40 | 0.249 | 222 | $1.085 |
Cleveland Indians | American | 1994 | 46.83 | 1,114,368 | 80 | 4.34 | 0.238 | 203 | $1.160 |
Colorado Rockies | National | 1995 | 103.99 | 1,938,645 | 74 | 4.82 | 0.249 | 182 | $1.300 |
Detroit Tigers | American | 2000 | 80.40 | 1,102,623 | 77 | 4.32 | 0.242 | 179 | $1.260 |
Houston Astros | American | 2000 | 171.02 | 2,068,509 | 95 | 3.76 | 0.267 | 221 | $1.870 |
Kansas City Royals | American | 1973 | 87.78 | 1,159,613 | 74 | 4.65 | 0.249 | 163 | $1.060 |
Los Angeles Angels | American | 1966 | 177.35 | 1,512,033 | 77 | 4.69 | 0.245 | 190 | $2.025 |
Los Angeles Dodgers | National | 1962 | 235.41 | 2,804,693 | 106 | 3.01 | 0.244 | 237 | $3.570 |
Miami Marlins | National | 2012 | 49.43 | 642,617 | 67 | 3.96 | 0.233 | 158 | $0.990 |
Milwaukee Brewers | National | 2001 | 87.57 | 1,824,282 | 95 | 3.50 | 0.233 | 194 | $1.220 |
Minnesota Twins | American | 2010 | 121.00 | 1,310,199 | 73 | 4.83 | 0.241 | 228 | $1.325 |
New York Mets | National | 2009 | 167.42 | 1,484,665 | 77 | 3.90 | 0.238 | 176 | $2.450 |
New York Yankees | American | 2009 | 191.21 | 1,959,854 | 92 | 3.74 | 0.237 | 222 | $5.250 |
Oakland Athletics | American | 1966 | 74.62 | 701,430 | 86 | 4.02 | 0.238 | 199 | $1.125 |
Philadelphia Phillies | National | 2004 | 174.01 | 1,515,890 | 82 | 4.39 | 0.24 | 198 | $2.050 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | National | 2001 | 35.91 | 859,498 | 61 | 5.08 | 0.236 | 124 | $1.285 |
San Diego Padres | National | 2004 | 171.69 | 2,191,950 | 79 | 4.10 | 0.242 | 180 | $1.500 |
San Francisco Giants | American | 2000 | 127.89 | 1,679,484 | 107 | 3.24 | 0.249 | 241 | $3.175 |
Seattle Mariners | National | 1999 | 64.55 | 1,215,985 | 90 | 4.30 | 0.226 | 199 | $1.630 |
St. Louis Cardinals | National | 2006 | 135.05 | 2,102,530 | 90 | 3.98 | 0.244 | 198 | $2.245 |
Tampa Bay Rays | American | 1990 | 60.39 | 761,072 | 100 | 3.67 | 0.242 | 222 | $1.055 |
Texas Rangers | American | 1994 | 84.87 | 2,110,258 | 60 | 4.79 | 0.232 | 167 | $1.785 |
Toronto Blue Jays | American | 1989 | 137.13 | 809,557 | 91 | 3.91 | 0.266 | 262 | $1.675 |
Washington Nationals | National | 2008 | 161.91 | 1,465,543 | 65 | 4.80 | 0.258 | 182 | $1.925 |
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Statistical Techniques In Business And Economics
ISBN: 9781265779696
19th Edition
Authors: Douglas Lind, William Marchal, Samuel Wathen