Does a major league baseball teams record during spring training indicate how the team will play during

Does a major league baseball team’s record during spring training indicate how the team will play during the regular season? Over the last six years, the correlation coefficient between a team’s winning percentage in spring training and its winning percentage in the regular season is .18 (The Wall Street Journal, March 30, 2009). Shown are the winning percentages for the 14 American League teams during the 2008 season.

a. What is the correlation coefficient between the spring training and the regular season winning percentages?
b. What is your conclusion about a team’s record during spring training indicating how the team will play during the regular season? What are some of the reasons why this occurs?Discuss.

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Spring Regular Training Season Spring Regular Training Season Team Baltimore Orioles Boston Red Sox Chicago White Sox Cleveland Indians Detroit Tigers Kansas City Royals 533 Los Angeles Angels 724 Team 422 586 Minnesota Twins New York Yankees 577 Oakland AS Seattle Mariners Tampa Bay Rays Texas Kangers 3 500 429 417 569 569 466 500 457 463 617 .500 731 643 488 531 Toronto Blue Jays