Researchers have often noted increases in violent crimes when it is very hot. In fact, Reifman, Larrick,
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Researchers have often noted increases in violent crimes when it is very hot. In fact, Reifman, Larrick, and Fein (1991) noted that this relationship even extends to baseball. That is, there is a much greater chance of a batter being hit by a pitch when the temperature increases. Consider the following hypothetical data. Suppose that over the past 30 years, during any given week of the major-league season, an average of µ = 12 players are hit by wild pitches. Assume that the distribution is nearly normal with σ = 3. For a sample of n = 4 weeks in which the daily temperature was extremely hot, the weekly average of hit-by-pitch players was M = 15.5. Are players more likely to get hit by pitches during hot weeks? Set alpha to .05 for a one-tailed test.
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Statistics For The Behavioral Sciences
ISBN: 9781111830991
9th Edition
Authors: Frederick J Gravetter, Larry B. Wallnau