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WNBA Stats - 2-Variable Statistics Name Date Problem Do you think WNBA playing time (in minutes per game) is related to how many points a player scores? Do you think it is related to how many rebounds a player gets? Or is it related to the player’s field goal percentage? Procedure Use the following table of data to explore the relationships of different pairs of data. Begin by entering the points per game as the X-variable and the minutes per game as the Y-variable. Player 1. Rhonda Mapp 2. Vicky Bullet 3. Janeth Arcain 4. Cynthia Cooper 5. Elena Baranova 6. Malgozata Dydek 7. Heidi Burge 8. Keri Chaconas 9. Rebecca Lobo 10. Coquese Washington 11. Toni Foster 12. Maria Stepanova Field-Goal Points Percentage per Game .506 10.1 .441 13.3 .426 6.8 .446 22.7 .420 12.9 .482 12.9 .509 6.7 .297 4.8 .484 11.7 .294 1.9 .467 4.9 .426 3.3 Rebounds per Game 4.3 6.5 3.6 3.7 9.3 7.6 3.3 .8 6.9 .9 1.9 1.9 Minutes per Game 21.7 31.6 21.9 35 33.6 28 16.7 13.2 29.2 8.1 13.6 6.5 © 1999 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED TI-30X ÙS: A Guide for Teachers 26

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© 1999 T
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I
NSTRUMENTS
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NCORPORATED
TI-30X
Ù
S: A Guide for Teachers
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WNBA Stats —
2-Variable Statistics
Name
___________________________
Date
___________________________
Problem
Do you think WNBA playing time (in minutes per game) is related to how
many points a player scores? Do you think it is related to how many rebounds
a player gets? Or is it related to the player²s field goal percentage?
Procedure
Use the following table of data to explore the relationships of different pairs of
data. Begin by entering the points per game as the
X
-variable and the minutes
per game as the
Y
-variable.
Player
Field-Goal
Percentage
Points
per Game
Rebounds
per Game
Minutes
per Game
1. Rhonda Mapp
.506
10.1
4.3
21.7
2. Vicky Bullet
.441
13.3
6.5
31.6
3. Janeth Arcain
.426
6.8
3.6
21.9
4. Cynthia Cooper
.446
22.7
3.7
35
5. Elena Baranova
.420
12.9
9.3
33.6
6. Malgozata Dydek
.482
12.9
7.6
28
7. Heidi Burge
.509
6.7
3.3
16.7
8. Keri Chaconas
.297
4.8
.8
13.2
9. Rebecca Lobo
.484
11.7
6.9
29.2
10. Coquese Washington
.294
1.9
.9
8.1
11. Toni Foster
.467
4.9
1.9
13.6
12. Maria Stepanova
.426
3.3
1.9
6.5