mulitple choice question     A researcher is interested in whether the Boston Red Sox or the St. Louis Cardinals had a relatively better run-producing season.  The Red Sox scored 900 runs (they play in the American League whose mean number of runs scored = 1000, and standard deviation = 100, so the Red Sox have a z-score of –1).  The Cardinals scored 850 runs (they play in the National League whose mean number of runs scored = 750, and standard deviation = 50, so the Cardinals have a z-score of 2).  Which team did better in their respective league? A. Cardinals   B. Red Sox   C. They did equally well even with their different number of runs.   D. Not enough information to answer the question.

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A researcher is interested in whether the Boston Red Sox or the St. Louis Cardinals had a relatively better run-producing season.  The Red Sox scored 900 runs (they play in the American League whose mean number of runs scored = 1000, and standard deviation = 100, so the Red Sox have a z-score of –1).  The Cardinals scored 850 runs (they play in the National League whose mean number of runs scored = 750, and standard deviation = 50, so the Cardinals have a z-score of 2).

 Which team did better in their respective league?

  • A. Cardinals
     
  • B. Red Sox
     
  • C. They did equally well even with their different number of runs.
     
  • D. Not enough information to answer the question.
     
 
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