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WNBA Stats, Variable Statistics

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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 they get? Or is it related to their 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 Rhonda Mapp Vicky Bullet Janeth Arcain Cynthia Cooper Elena Baranova Malgozata Dydek Heidi Burge Keri Chaconas Rebecca Lobo Coquese Washington Toni Foster Maria Stepanova Field-Goal Percentage .506 .441 .426 .446 .420 .482 .509 .297 .484 .294 .467 .426 Points per Game 10.1 13.3 6.8 22.7 12.9 12.9 6.7 4.8 11.7 1.9 Rebounds per Game 4.3 6.5 3.6 3.7 9.3 7.6 3.3 .8 6.9 .9 Minutes per Game 21.7 31.6 21.9 35 33.6 28 16.7 13.2 29.2 8.1 4.9 1.9 13.6 3.3 1.9 6.5 © 1999 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED TI-34 Û: A Guide for Teachers 26

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© 1999 T
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NSTRUMENTS
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NCORPORATED
TI-34
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: A Guide for Teachers
26
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 they get?
Or is it related to their 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
Rhonda Mapp
.506
10.1
4.3
21.7
Vicky Bullet
.441
13.3
6.5
31.6
Janeth Arcain
.426
6.8
3.6
21.9
Cynthia Cooper
.446
22.7
3.7
35
Elena Baranova
.420
12.9
9.3
33.6
Malgozata Dydek
.482
12.9
7.6
28
Heidi Burge
.509
6.7
3.3
16.7
Keri Chaconas
.297
4.8
.8
13.2
Rebecca Lobo
.484
11.7
6.9
29.2
Coquese
Washington
.294
1.9
.9
8.1
Toni Foster
.467
4.9
1.9
13.6
Maria Stepanova
.426
3.3
1.9
6.5