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Problem 125E
Does elevation impact hitting performance in baseball? The Colorado Rockies play their Major League home baseball games at Coors Field, Denver. Each year, the Rockies are among the leaders in team batting statistics (e.g., home runs, batting average, and slugging percentage). Many baseball experts attribute this phenomenon to the “thin air” of Denver—called the “mile-high” city due to its elevation. Chance (Winter 2006) investigated the effects of elevation on slugging percentage in Major League Baseball. Data were compiled on players’ composite slugging percentage at each of 29 cities for the 2003 season, as well as each city’s elevation (feet above sea level). The data for selected observations are shown in the table on the next page. Construct a scatterplot of the data for all 29 cities. Do you detect a trend?
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City |
Slug Pct. |
Elevation |
Anaheim |
.480 |
160 |
Arlington |
.605 |
616 |
Atlanta |
.530 |
1,050 |
Baltimore |
.505 |
130 |
Boston |
.505 |
20 |
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Denver |
.625 |
5,277 |
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Seattle |
.550 |
350 |
San Francisco |
.510 |
63 |
St. Louis |
.570 |
465 |
Tampa |
.500 |
10 |
Toronto |
.535 |
566 |
Source: Scha::er, J., & Heiny. E. L. “The e::ects o: elevation on slugging percentage in Major League Baseball.” Chance, Vol. 19, No. 1. Winter 2006 (adapted :rom :igure 2, p. 30).
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