Major League Baseball (MLB) consists of teams that play in the American League and the National League. MLB collects a wide variety of team and player statistics. Some of the statistics often used to evaluate pitching performance are as follows:   ERA: The average number of earned runs given up by the pitcher per nine innings. An earned run is any run that the opponent scores off a particular pitcher except for runs scored as a result of errors. SO/IP: The average number of strikeouts per inning pitched. HR/IP: The average number of home runs per inning pitched.

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Major League Baseball (MLB) consists of teams that play in the American League and the National League. MLB collects a wide variety of team and player statistics. Some of the statistics often used to evaluate pitching performance are as follows:

 

  • ERA: The average number of earned runs given up by the pitcher per nine innings. An earned run is any run that the opponent scores off a particular pitcher except for runs scored as a result of errors.
  • SO/IP: The average number of strikeouts per inning pitched.
  • HR/IP: The average number of home runs per inning pitched.
  • R/IP: The number of runs given up per inning pitched.

 

The following data show values for these statistics for a random sample of 20 pitchers from the American League for a season.

(chart attached in image)

 

 a. What are the values of  and  (to 3 decimals), if the average number of runs is the dependent variable and the average number of strikeouts per inning pitched and the average number of home runs per inning pitched are the independent variables. Enter negative value as negative number.

R/IP= _ + _ SO/IP _ HR/IP

R^2=

R^2a=

b. Does the estimated regression equation provide a good fit to the data? Explain. (to 1 decimal)

The fit is (not bad or bad) , because the nature of the data is able to explain _%  of the variability in the number of runs given up per inning pitched.

c. Suppose the earned run average (ERA) is used as the dependent variable in part (a) instead of the average number of runs given up per inning pitched. What are the values of R^2 and R^2a ? (to 3 decimals). Enter negative value as negative number.

ERA= _ + _ SO/IP _ + _ HR/IP

R^2=

R^2a=

Does the estimated regression equation provide a good fit to the data? Explain (to 1 decimal)

The fit is (bad/not bad) because the nature of the data is able to explain _% of the variability in the ERA          

  

  

Does the estimated regression equation provide a good fit to the data? Explain. (to 1 decimal)

The fit is  , because the nature of the data is able to explain    of the variability in the ERA.

The following data show values for these statistics for a random sample of 20 pitchers from the American League for a season.
Player
Team
W
L
ERA
SO/IP
HR/IP
R/IP
Verlander, J
DET
24
5
2.39
0.99
0.10
0.30
Beckett, J
BOS
13
7
2.89
0.91
0.10
0.34
Wilson, C
TEX
16
7
2.94
0.93
0.06
0.40
Sabathia, C
NYY
19
8
2.99
0.98
0.07
0.38
16
10
3.16
0.81
0.08
0.39
Haren, D
LAA
9.
9.
3.32
0.71
0.05
0.44
McCarthy, B
ОАК
Santana, E
LAA
11
12
3.39
0.78
0.10
0.43
Lester, J
BOS
15
3.47
0.94
0.09
0.40
Hernandez, F
SEA
14
14
3.46
0.95
0.07
0.43
Buehrle, M
CWS
13
3.60
0.53
0.09
0.44
Pineda, M
SEA
10
3.75
1.00
0.11
0.44
Colon, B
NYY
10
4.01
0.83
0.13
0.51
12
7
4.24
0.54
0.16
0.47
Tomlin, J
CLE
Pavano, C
MIN
9.
13
4.29
0.46
0.11
0.54
Danks, J
CWS
8.
12
4.34
0.79
0.12
0.51
Guthrie, J
BAL
9.
17
4.33
0.64
0.14
0.55
Lewis, C
TEX
14
10
4.41
0.84
0.17
0.52
Scherzer, M
DET
15
4.42
0.89
0.14
0.52
Davis, W
TB
11
10
4.45
0.58
0.13
0.52
Porcello, R
DET
14
9.
4.74
0.58
0.11
0.56
Transcribed Image Text:The following data show values for these statistics for a random sample of 20 pitchers from the American League for a season. Player Team W L ERA SO/IP HR/IP R/IP Verlander, J DET 24 5 2.39 0.99 0.10 0.30 Beckett, J BOS 13 7 2.89 0.91 0.10 0.34 Wilson, C TEX 16 7 2.94 0.93 0.06 0.40 Sabathia, C NYY 19 8 2.99 0.98 0.07 0.38 16 10 3.16 0.81 0.08 0.39 Haren, D LAA 9. 9. 3.32 0.71 0.05 0.44 McCarthy, B ОАК Santana, E LAA 11 12 3.39 0.78 0.10 0.43 Lester, J BOS 15 3.47 0.94 0.09 0.40 Hernandez, F SEA 14 14 3.46 0.95 0.07 0.43 Buehrle, M CWS 13 3.60 0.53 0.09 0.44 Pineda, M SEA 10 3.75 1.00 0.11 0.44 Colon, B NYY 10 4.01 0.83 0.13 0.51 12 7 4.24 0.54 0.16 0.47 Tomlin, J CLE Pavano, C MIN 9. 13 4.29 0.46 0.11 0.54 Danks, J CWS 8. 12 4.34 0.79 0.12 0.51 Guthrie, J BAL 9. 17 4.33 0.64 0.14 0.55 Lewis, C TEX 14 10 4.41 0.84 0.17 0.52 Scherzer, M DET 15 4.42 0.89 0.14 0.52 Davis, W TB 11 10 4.45 0.58 0.13 0.52 Porcello, R DET 14 9. 4.74 0.58 0.11 0.56
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