Question

Member of the Baseball Hall of Fame

P

P

C

1

H

1

H

2

H

3

2

P

1

3

1

3

L

L

2

H

3

2

H

R

3

S

3

1

P

1

C

L

L

C

L

3

P

C

1

L

3

3

1

R

3

3

3

1

2

2

2

H

P

1

R

Each observation indicates the primary position played by the Hall of Famers: pitcher (P), catcher (H), 1st base (1), 2nd base (2), 3rd base (3), shortstop (S), left field (L), center field (C), and right field (R).

a. Construct frequency and percent frequency distributions to summarize the data.

Position	Frequency	Percent Frequency (to one decimal)
Pitcher		%
Catcher		%
1st base		%
2nd base		%
3rd base		%
Shortstop		%
Left field		%
Center field		%
Right field		%

b. What position provides the most Hall of Famers?

_________PitcherCatcher1st base2nd base3rd baseShortstopLeft fieldCenter fieldRight field

c. What position provides the fewest Hall of Famers?

_________PitcherCatcher1st base2nd base3rd baseShortstopLeft fieldCenter fieldRight field

d. What outfield position (L, C, or R) provides the most Hall of Famers?

_________Left fieldCenter fieldRight field

e. Compare infielders (1, 2, 3, and S) to outfielders (L, C, and R). Which group has more Hall of Famers?

_________There are more infieldersThere are more outfieldersThere is the same number of infielders and outfielders.

Answer 1

(a)

Position	Frequency	Percent Frequency
Pitcher	6	10.9 %
Catcher	6	10.9 %
1st base	10	18.2 %
2nd base	7	12.7 %
3rd base	12	21.8 %
Shortstop	1	1.8 %
Left field	6	10.9 %
Center field	4	7.3 %
Right field	3	5.5 %

(b) 3rd base position provides the most Hall of Famers.

(c) Shortstop position provides the fewest Hall of Famers.

(d) Left field outfield position provides the most Hall of Famers.

(e) There are more infielders.