Does a major league baseball team's record during spring training indicate how the team will play during the regular sea
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Does a major league baseball team's record during spring training indicate how the team will play during the regular sea
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, that 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 0.405 0.420 Minnesota Twins 0.490 0.535 Boston Red Sox 0.434 0.584 New York Yankees 0.572 0.548 Chicago White Sox 0.413 0.542 Oakland A's 0.687 0.464 Cleveland Indians 0.571 0.490 Seattle Mariners 0.190 0.375 Detroit Tigers 0.571 0.455 Tampa Bay Ray 0.726 0.597 Kansas City Royals 0.529 0.450 Texas Rangers 0.645 0.491 Los Angeles Angels 0.733 0.615 Toronto Blue Jays 0.440 0.529 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
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