Here's where you can apply the information in one of this chapter's tips and get a chance to predict a Super Bowl winner! Coach Kent is curious to know whether the average number of games won in a year predicts Super Bowl performance (win or lose). The \(X\) variable is the average number of games won during the past 10 seasons. The \(Y\) variable is whether the team has won the Super Bowl during the past 10 seasons. Here are the data:

a. How would you assess the usefulness of the average number of wins as a predictor of whether a team ever won a Super Bowl?

b. What's the advantage of being able to use a categorical variable (such as 1 or 0 ) as a dependent variable?

c. What other variables might you use to predict the dependent variable, and why would you choose them?

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Team Savannah Sharks Average Number of Wins Over 10 Years Won a Super Bowl in Past 10 Years? (1 = yes and 0 = no) 1 12 Pittsburgh Pelicans 11 0 Williamstown Warriors 15 0 Bennington Bruisers 12 1 Atlanta Angels 13 1 Trenton Terrors 16 0 Virginia Vipers 15 1 Charleston Crooners 9 0 Harrisburg Heathens 8 0 Eaton Energizers 12 1