1/19/2011

Questions regarding Ricky Henderson Case Study from last time.

Another measure of hitting ability - runs created (see p. 9)

Chapter 2

Case Study 2-1 Offensive Statistics for a Team

Stemplot, dotplot, histogram (HR totals)

Five Number Summary (OBP) - minimum, Q1, median, Q3, maximum

Comment on back-to-back stemplots like the one on p. 17.

Case Study 2-2 A Tribute to Cal Ripken, Jr. (I'm an Orioles fan.)

Time series plot (HR versus year)

Fitted line plot (OPS versus year)

Case Study 2-3 A Tribute to Roger Clemens

Creating a new variable - Strikeout rate (SOR) = SO/IP * 9

Time series plot (SOR versus year) - adding a reference line to the plot (at 9)

Controversy - Did Roger Clemens use steroids?

Class exercises - Getting comfortable with Minitab

2.1, 2.3, 2.5, 2.9, 2.23, 2.29

Reading Assignment - Please read Chapter 3 for class on Friday.