Comments on: Baseball batting averages throw some curves at statisticians http://www.statsmadeeasy.net/2008/05/baseball-batting-averages-throw-some-curves-at-statisticians/ A wry look at all things statistical and/or scientific with an engineering perspective. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:58:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Anonymous http://www.statsmadeeasy.net/2008/05/baseball-batting-averages-throw-some-curves-at-statisticians/comment-page-1/#comment-41 Anonymous Thu, 15 May 2008 18:18:00 +0000 http://www.statsmadeeasy.net/2008/05/baseball-batting-averages-throw-some-curves-at-statisticians/#comment-41 Season 1 Hits Bats Average Season 2 Hits Bats Average Combined Hits Bats Average<br/>Player 1 10 30 0.333333 Player 1 15 30 0.5 Player 1 25 60 0.416667<br/>Player 2 7 30 0.233333 Player 2 81 180 0.45 Player 2 88 210 0.419048<br/> <br/> <br/> <br/>If player 2 bats better in season two than player 1 did in season one… TRUE <br/>And <br/>If player 2 bats enough more in season two than player 1 does in season two then you get the paradox. TRUE -0.00238<br/><br/>“So what if the explanation is more complicated than the problem?”<br/><br/><br/>Wayne F. Adams Season 1 Hits Bats Average Season 2 Hits Bats Average Combined Hits Bats Average
Player 1 10 30 0.333333 Player 1 15 30 0.5 Player 1 25 60 0.416667
Player 2 7 30 0.233333 Player 2 81 180 0.45 Player 2 88 210 0.419048

If player 2 bats better in season two than player 1 did in season one… TRUE
And
If player 2 bats enough more in season two than player 1 does in season two then you get the paradox. TRUE -0.00238

“So what if the explanation is more complicated than the problem?”

Wayne F. Adams

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