Fans of basketball often argue about who was the greatest player of all time — Wilt Chamberlain (1960s), Michael Jordan
Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2022 11:56 am
Fans of basketball often argue about who was the greatest playerof all time — Wilt Chamberlain (1960s), Michael Jordan (1990s) orLeBron James (2010s). The table below shows some data about theseplayers along with the mean and standard deviation in points pergame for their era. The first three rows (Shots, %, andPoints) are about the individual player; the last tworows (Mean, Standard) are statistics for allplayers in that player's era.
QUESTION: based on this information, which player do youthink was the greatest of all time? Be sure to use the statisticsgiven in the table to support your answer. Perform thecalculations for all three players and show your work.
Wilt
Michael
LeBron
Shots per game
22.5
22.90
19.6
% shots made
54.0%
49.7%
50.4%
Points per game
30.1
30.1
27.1
Mean points per game
10.8
8.7
8.4
Standard deviation points per game
7.0
5.9
5.5
QUESTION: based on this information, which player do youthink was the greatest of all time? Be sure to use the statisticsgiven in the table to support your answer. Perform thecalculations for all three players and show your work.
Wilt
Michael
LeBron
Shots per game
22.5
22.90
19.6
% shots made
54.0%
49.7%
50.4%
Points per game
30.1
30.1
27.1
Mean points per game
10.8
8.7
8.4
Standard deviation points per game
7.0
5.9
5.5