Texas Instruments TI-34 II Explorer Plus - 2-Variable Statistics

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WNBA Stats—2-Variable Statistics
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7. Now calculate how many points you would
expect a player to score if she plays 35 minutes a
game.
8. Discuss the correlation as a class. Ask students:
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Are there other factors affecting the players’
minutes per game besides points scored?
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What about defense, rebounding, etc.?
Extension
Now have students use the calculator to investigate
the correlation of the other data in the chart such as
the relation of field-goal percentage to minutes per
game, or rebounds per game to minutes per game.
(Remember, since you have already entered the
minutes in
Y
, you only need to enter the new data in
X
.)
Ask students:
Which two variables have the closest correlations?
(That is, which have the correlation coefficient
closest to 1 or –1?)
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