Concept explainers
To find out the best evidence that there is an association between the outcome of a game and whether or not the Mavericks scored at least 100 points for the NBA championship in the 2010-2011 season.
Answer to Problem 42E
d. The Mavericks won a higher proportion of games when scoring at least 100 points
Explanation of Solution
Given the table below that displays the relationship between the outcome of each game in the regular season and whether the Mavericks scored at least 100 points.
Points scored | ||||
100 or more | Fewer than 100 | Total | ||
Outcome of game | Win | 43 | 14 | 57 |
Loss | 4 | 21 | 25 | |
Total | 47 | 35 | 82 |
From the above table, it is evident that the Mavericks have won a higher proportion of games when scoring at least 100 points
Chapter 1 Solutions
PRACTICE OF STATISTICS F/AP EXAM
Additional Math Textbook Solutions
Elementary Statistics: Picturing the World (7th Edition)
Statistics: The Art and Science of Learning from Data (4th Edition)
Statistics for Psychology
- MATLAB: An Introduction with ApplicationsStatisticsISBN:9781119256830Author:Amos GilatPublisher:John Wiley & Sons IncProbability and Statistics for Engineering and th...StatisticsISBN:9781305251809Author:Jay L. DevorePublisher:Cengage LearningStatistics for The Behavioral Sciences (MindTap C...StatisticsISBN:9781305504912Author:Frederick J Gravetter, Larry B. WallnauPublisher:Cengage Learning
- Elementary Statistics: Picturing the World (7th E...StatisticsISBN:9780134683416Author:Ron Larson, Betsy FarberPublisher:PEARSONThe Basic Practice of StatisticsStatisticsISBN:9781319042578Author:David S. Moore, William I. Notz, Michael A. FlignerPublisher:W. H. FreemanIntroduction to the Practice of StatisticsStatisticsISBN:9781319013387Author:David S. Moore, George P. McCabe, Bruce A. CraigPublisher:W. H. Freeman