Question

The International League of Triple-A minor league baseball consists of 14 teams organized into three divisions: North, South, and West. The following data show the average attendance for the 15 teams in the International League. Also shown are the teams’ records; W denotes the number of games won, L denotes the number of games lost, and PCT is the proportion of games played that were won. A test for any difference in the mean attendance for the three divisions has been requested. Data can be found in the file Triple-A

1.   Report your results in a summary (see sample outline on Blackboard under Start Here).
a.   Introduction: In your own words, briefly discuss the motivation of this research (why would a study on attendance at AAA Baseball games be of importance?).
b.   Graph and Summary statistics: present a graph that summarizes the data along with a table of summary statistics for each variable in the data set. An interpretation must accompany any graph, chart, or table that you use.
c.   Methods: Explicitly state and conduct the appropriate hypothesis test to determine if any significant difference in the mean number people in attendance by division. (All steps should be included)
d.   Discussion: Interpret the statistical decision you arrived at in terms that would be useful for baseball teams and managers. This section should also include suggestions for further research and/or discussion of additional variables that may provide more precise results.

Team Name   Division   W   L   PCT   Attendance
Buffalo Bisons   North   66   77   0.462   8812
Lehigh Valley IronPigs   North   55   89   0.382   8479
Pawtucket Red Sox   North   85   58   0.594   9097
Rochester Red Wings   North   74   70   0.514   6913
Scranton-Wilkes Barre Yankees   North   88   56   0.611   7147
Syracuse Chiefs   North   69   73   0.486   5765
Charlotte Knights   South   63   78   0.447   4526
Durham Bulls   South   74   70   0.514   6995
Nashville Sounds   South   72   68   0.514   8823
Norfolk Tides   South   64   78   0.451   6286
Richmond Braves   South   63   78   0.447   4455
Columbus Clippers   West   69   73   0.486   7795
Indianapolis Indians   West   68   76   0.472   8538
Louisville Bats   West   88   56   0.611   9152
Toledo Mud Hens   West   75   69   0.521   8234

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