Polohonki Stroka

Marissa Polohonki Pd. 6

Paige Stroka
Mr. Yoha

Long Hit 

 
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Our report is about comparing baseball players arm lengths to the number of hits

they get in one season. Our hypothesis was that the players arm lengths compared to their

hits in one season will have a moderate positive correlation of r =.625. We used a sample

survey ( which is surveying some of a group of individuals by studying only some of its

members) to gather our data.

Population is the entire group of individuals being studied. Our population was

DuBois Area High School baseball players. A sample is a part of the population from

which we actually collect data. Our sample was the selected baseball players. A variable

is any characteristic of an individual. Our explanatory variable was length of arms. The

response variable was hits in a season. We picked length of arm for our explanatory

because the number of hits depends on the length of your arms.

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The point we have at (32.6,26) is an outlier because they have 26 hits and the

average player has 5-10 hits.

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Correlation describes the direction and strength of a straight line relationship. If

r=0, then correlation is none meaning as arm length increases the number of hits is

unknown. The correlation of 0 means the correlation is none meaning the correlation is

not valid. Coefficient of determination is the variation in the values of y that is explained

by the least squares regression of y on x. Since r=0, then r​2​ = 0 meaning any prediction

has a 0% variation meaning it is not valid. Least squares regression line is a line that

makes the sum of the vertical distance as small as possible. Our least squares regression

line equation is y=0.041x+8.311.

y=0.041x+8.311

y=0.041(30)=8.311

y=9.541

If the length of an arm is 30, then we predict the number of hits will be 9.541 with

a 0% variation. A lurking variable is a variable that has an important effect on the

relationship among variables, but is not one of the explanatory variable. One lurking

variable is if you get hurt and continue to play you won't do as well. Another lurking

variable is how much playing time you get. If you don't get much playing time then you

won’t get as many hits. This is direct causation.

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Our hypothesis was that the players arm lengths compared to their hits in one

season will have a moderate positive correlation of r =.625. Our correlation was r=0. Our

hypothesis was incorrect because we predicted the correlation would be r=.625 moderate

and strong but the actual correlation was r=0.

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